Where does “morișcă” come from?

morișcă (Romanian) comes from Romanian moară, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

morișcă (Romanian): pinwheel

Definitions

  1. pinwheel

Ancestry of “morișcă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmoarămill
2Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “morișcă”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →