Where does “găișoară” come from?

găișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian gaie, from Latin gāvia — common gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird).

Ancestry of “găișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangaiekite "Milvus migrans"- black kite
2Latingāviacommon gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird)
Every word from Latin gāvia →Every word from Romanian gaie →