Where does “gâscar” come from?

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

gâscar (Romanian): gooseherd

Definitions

  1. gooseherd

Ancestry of “gâscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâscăgoose; female goose
2Bulgarianгъскаgoose anatid bird of genus Anser, usually female
3Proto-Slavicgǫ̑sьgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

Words derived from “gâscar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂énsEvery word from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sьEvery word from Bulgarian гъска