Where does “măgărie” come from?

măgărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

măgărie (Romanian): impudence, insolence, impertinence, cheekiness,...

Definitions

impudence, insolence, impertinence, cheekiness,...

Ancestry of “măgărie”, step by step

măgărie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	ie	traditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2	German	Ja	a yes
3	Middle High German	ja	—
4	Old High German	jā	—
5	Proto-West Germanic	jā	yes; thus, so
6	Proto-Germanic	ja	yes; thus, so
7	Proto-Indo-European	yē	already

via Romanian măgar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	măgar	donkey, ass
2	Albanian	magar	donkey

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →