Where does “legănaș” come from?

legănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian leagăn, from Romanian legăna, from Vulgar Latin liginare, from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

legănaș (Romanian): small swing

Definitions

  1. small swing

Ancestry of “legănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianleagăncradle
2Romanianlegănato rock, swing; to balance oneself
3Vulgar Latinliginare—
4Latinligāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin liginare →