Where does “locaș” come from?

locaș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian lakás, from Hungarian lakik, from Hungarian lak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka — cover, roof, shelter.

locaș (Romanian): dwelling

Definitions

  1. dwelling

Ancestry of “locaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlakásapartment US, flat GB, home
2Hungarianlakikto dwell, to live; to reside, to inhabit; to eat...
3Hungarianlakdwelling
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclakkacover, roof, shelter
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka →Every word from Hungarian lak →Every word from Hungarian lakik →
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