Where does “grâușor” come from?

grâușor (Romanian) comes from Romanian grâu, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grâușor (Romanian): small wheat

Definitions

  1. small wheat

Ancestry of “grâușor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangrâuwheat; grain, cereal, corn
2Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
3Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →