Where does “drișcui” come from?

drișcui (Romanian) comes from Romanian drișcă, from Bulgarian дръжка, from Bulgarian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

drișcui (Romanian): to smooth plaster, concrete or asphalt with a float

Definitions

  1. to smooth plaster, concrete or asphalt with a float

Ancestry of “drișcui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandrișcăfloat
2Bulgarianдръжкаhandle
3Bulgarian-каfeminine suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “drișcui”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Bulgarian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →