Where does “nucșor” come from?

nucșor (Romanian) comes from Romanian sor, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

nucșor (Romanian): nutmeg

Definitions

  1. nutmeg

Ancestry of “nucșor”, step by step

nucșor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian sor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansorskin shaved from a pig
2Latinsororsister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...
3Proto-Italicswezōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Romanian nuc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannucwalnut
2LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
3Proto-Italicknuksnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →