Where does “lubenițărie” come from?
lubenițărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian lubeniță, from Bulgarian любеница, from Serbo-Croatian -еница, from Serbo-Croatian -еник, from Ukrainian -ик, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
lubenițărie (Romanian): watermelon field
Definitions
- watermelon field
Ancestry of “lubenițărie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lubeniță | watermelon |
| 2 | Bulgarian | любеница | circular, ovate shape |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | -еница | female equivalent of -еник |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | -еник | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |
| 5 | Ukrainian | -ик | er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |