Where does “geambaș” come from?

geambaș (Romanian) comes from Persian جانباز, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

geambaș (Romanian): a seller or dealer of horses

Definitions

  1. a seller or dealer of horses

Ancestry of “geambaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجانبازone who would offer up their life; disabled war...
2Persianجانsoul; being; life
3Middle Persianyʾn'
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “geambaș

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH