Where does “lișiță” come from?

lișiță (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian лиска, from Proto-Slavic lysъka — coot (any bird of the genus Fulica).

lișiță (Romanian): coot

Definitions

  1. coot

Ancestry of “lișiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлискаcoot bird of genus, particularly common coot (Fulica atra)
2Proto-Slaviclysъkacoot (any bird of the genus Fulica)
Every word from Proto-Slavic lysъka →Every word from Bulgarian лиска →
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