Where does “lubeniță” come from?
lubeniță (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian любеница, from Serbo-Croatian -еница, from Serbo-Croatian -еник, from Ukrainian -ик, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
lubeniță (Romanian): watermelon
Definitions
- watermelon
Ancestry of “lubeniță”, step by step
lubeniță traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian любеница
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | любеница | circular, ovate shape |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -еница | female equivalent of -еник |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | -еник | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |
| 4 | Ukrainian | -ик | er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |