Where does “haidău” come from?

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

haidău (Romanian): cowherd

Definitions

  1. cowherd

Ancestry of “haidău”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhajtódriving a vehicle or machine
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 hajtó →