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

  1. weasel; ferret

Ancestry of “nevăstuică”, step by step

nevăstuică traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian невестулка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianневестулкаleast weasel small carnivore of species
2Bulgarianневя́стаbride; just married wife
3Old Church Slavonicневѣстаbride
4Serbo-Croatiannevestabride
5Proto-Slavicnevěstabride
6Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Romanian nevastă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannevastăbride; wife

via Greek νυφίτσα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekνυφίτσαweasel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Proto-Slavic věděti