Where does “leșnit” come from?

leșnit (Romanian) comes from Romanian leșinat, from Italian lesina, from Frankish alasnu, from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

leșnit (Romanian): starving

Definitions

  1. starving

Ancestry of “leșnit”, step by step

leșnit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian leșinat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianleșinatfainted
2Italianlesinabradawl; stinginess; avarice
3Frankishalasnuawl
4Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
5Proto-Germanicalazawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Romanian lihnit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlihnitstarving
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →