Where does “mierlă de piatră” come from?

mierlă de piatră (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

mierlă de piatră (Romanian): common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)

Definitions

  1. common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)

Ancestry of “mierlă de piatră”, step by step

mierlă de piatră traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian mierlă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmierlăblackbird; cowbird; merle
2Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
3Proto-Italicmeselā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget

via Romanian piatră

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpiatrăstone
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →