Where does “gâscan” come from?
gâscan (Romanian) comes from Romanian gâscă, from Bulgarian гъска, from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.
gâscan (Romanian): gander
Ancestry of “gâscan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | gâscă | goose; female goose |
| 2 | Bulgarian | гъска | goose , usually female |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gǫ̑sь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |