Where does “fălcos” come from?

fălcos (Romanian) comes from Romanian falcă, from Romanian fălci, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

fălcos (Romanian): heavy-jawed, lantern-jawed

Definitions

  1. heavy-jawed, lantern-jawed

Ancestry of “fălcos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfalcăjaw
2Romanianfălci—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Romanian fălci →