Where does “nevăstuică” come from?
nevăstuică (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian невестулка, from Bulgarian невя́ста, from Old Church Slavonic невѣста, from Serbo-Croatian nevesta, from Proto-Slavic nevěsta, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
nevăstuică (Romanian): weasel; ferret
Definitions
- weasel; ferret
Ancestry of “nevăstuică”, step by step
nevăstuică traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian невестулка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | невестулка | least weasel small carnivore of species |
| 2 | Bulgarian | невя́ста | bride; just married wife |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | невѣста | bride |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | nevesta | bride |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | nevěsta | bride |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | věděti | to know; to foresee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Romanian nevastă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | nevastă | bride; wife |
via Greek νυφίτσα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | νυφίτσα | weasel |