Where does “năzdrăvan” come from?
năzdrăvan (Romanian) comes from Romanian ne, from Vulgar Latin nis, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
năzdrăvan (Romanian): supernatural
Ancestry of “năzdrăvan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ne | us |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | nis | — |
| 3 | Latin | nōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nōs | we |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |