Where does “măcăi” come from?

măcăi (Romanian) comes from Romanian mac, from Slavic макъ, from Proto-Slavic makъ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

măcăi (Romanian): to quack

Definitions

  1. to quack

Ancestry of “măcăi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmacpoppy; quack
2Slavicмакъ—
3Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength

Words derived from “măcăi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →Every word from Slavic макъ →