Where does “flăcăraie” come from?

flăcăraie (Romanian) comes from Romanian flacără, from Latin flacula, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

flăcăraie (Romanian): flare

Definitions

  1. flare

Ancestry of “flăcăraie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianflacărăflame
2Latinflacula—
3Latinfaculasmall torch
4Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →