Where does “jeguiață” come from?

jeguiață (Romanian) comes from Romanian jeg, from Old Church Slavonic жєгъ, from Proto-Slavic žegъ.

jeguiață (Romanian): burning coals

Definitions

  1. burning coals

Ancestry of “jeguiață”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjegdirt, filth
2Old Church Slavonicжєгъ—
3Proto-Slavicžegъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic žegъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic жєгъ →Every word from Romanian jeg →