Where does “nodișor” come from?

nodișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian nod, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

Ancestry of “nodișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannodknot
2Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Romanian nod →
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