Where does “locuință” come from?

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

locuință (Romanian): house, dwelling, residence, abode, habitat

Definitions

  1. house, dwelling, residence, abode, habitat

Ancestry of “locuință”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlocuito reside, to dwell
2Hungarianlakikto dwell, to live; to reside, to inhabit; to eat...
3Hungarianlakdwelling
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclakkacover, roof, shelter

Words derived from “locuință”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka →Every word from Hungarian lak →Every word from Hungarian lakik →
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