Where does “drujbă” come from?
drujbă (Romanian) comes from Russian Дру́жба, from Proto-Slavic družьba, from Proto-Slavic drȗgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic draugás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
drujbă (Romanian): chainsaw
Definitions
- chainsaw
Ancestry of “drujbă”, step by step
drujbă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Дру́жба
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Дру́жба | friendship |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | družьba | friendship |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | drȗgъ | other |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | draugás | friend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Old Church Slavonic дроужьба
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | дроужьба | friendship |