Where does “nucariște” come from?

nucariște (Romanian) comes from Romanian nucărie, from Romanian nucă, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nucariște (Romanian): walnut grove

Definitions

  1. walnut grove

Ancestry of “nucariște”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannucăriemany walnuts
2Romaniannucăwalnut; nut
3LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
4Proto-Italicknuksnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Italic knuks →