Where does “falcă” come from?

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

falcă (Romanian): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “falcă”, step by step

falcă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian fălci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfălci—
2Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

via Latin falcem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalcemaccusative singular of falx; sickle

Words derived from “falcă”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Romanian fălci →