Where does “gâscăriță” come from?

gâscăriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian gâscar, from Romanian gâscă, from Bulgarian гъска, from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

gâscăriță (Romanian): female gosherd

Definitions

  1. female gosherd

Ancestry of “gâscăriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâscargooseherd
2Romaniangâscăgoose; female goose
3Bulgarianгъскаgoose anatid bird of genus Anser, usually female
4Proto-Slavicgǫ̑sьgoose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь →Every word from Bulgarian гъска →