Where does “dușmănie” come from?

dușmănie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

dușmănie (Romanian): enmity, hostility

Definitions

  1. enmity, hostility

Ancestry of “dușmănie”, step by step

dușmănie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Romanian dușmăni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandușmănito hate; to hate each other
2Romaniandușmanenemy
3Ottoman Turkishdüşmen—
4Classical Persianدُشْمَن—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →