Where does “gâscușoară” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gâscușoară”, step by step

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