Where does “găunășită” come from?

găunășită (Romanian) comes from Romanian găunaș, from Romanian găun, from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

Ancestry of “găunășită”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangăunaș—
2Romaniangăunhollow, hole, cavity; Synonym of gărgăun
3Latincavōto make hollow, hollow out, excavate
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →
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