Where does “hăitaș” come from?

hăitaș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian hajtás, from Hungarian hajt, from Proto-Ugric kajɜ- — to bend, stoop; to chase, hunt, stalk, shoot.

hăitaș (Romanian): driving game towards shooters in a hunting party

Definitions

  1. driving game towards shooters in a hunting party

Ancestry of “hăitaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhajtásverbal noun of hajt, fold; fold, pleat; sprout,...
2Hungarianhajtto fold, to bend; to herd, to drive; to move, to...
3Proto-Ugrickajɜ-to bend, stoop; to chase, hunt, stalk, shoot
Every word from Proto-Ugric kajɜ- →Every word from Hungarian hajt →Every word from Hungarian hajtás →