Where does “eftinie” come from?

eftinie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ieftin, from Greek φτηνός, from Byzantine Greek εὐτηνός, from Koine Greek εὐθηνός.

eftinie (Romanian): pity, compassion, mercy

Definitions

  1. pity, compassion, mercy

Ancestry of “eftinie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianieftincheap
2Greekφτηνόςcheap, inexpensive, of low value; shoddy, of poor...
3Byzantine Greekεὐτηνός—
4Koine Greekεὐθηνός—
Every word from Koine Greek εὐθηνός →Every word from Byzantine Greek εὐτηνός →Every word from Greek φτηνός →