Where does “fustanelă” come from?

fustanelă (Romanian) comes from Greek φουστανέλα, from Greek φουστάνι, from Italian fustagno, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

fustanelă (Romanian): fustanella

Definitions

  1. fustanella

Ancestry of “fustanelă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφουστανέλαfustanella
2Greekφουστάνιdress; woman, women
3Italianfustagnofustian
4Medieval Latinfustaneum—
5Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Latin fustis →