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
- house, dwelling, residence, abode, habitat
Ancestry of “locuință”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | locui | to reside, to dwell |
| 2 | Hungarian | lakik | to dwell, to live; to reside, to inhabit; to eat... |
| 3 | Hungarian | lak | dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lakka | cover, roof, shelter |