Where does “lutișor” come from?

lutișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian lut, from Latin lutum, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lutișor (Romanian): small clay

Definitions

  1. small clay

Ancestry of “lutișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlutclay, loam; mud, dirt
2Latinlutumsoil, dirt, mire, mud; loam, clay; The plant...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Latin lutum →Every word from Romanian lut →