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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

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

Words derived from “falcă”

  • fălcos
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