Where does “flăcăruie” come from?

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

flăcăruie (Romanian): smalla flame

Definitions

  1. smalla flame

Ancestry of “flăcăruie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianflacărăflame
2Latinflacula—
3Latinfaculasmall torch
4Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
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