Where does “ocnaș” come from?

ocnaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian ocnă, from Old Church Slavonic окно, from Proto-Slavic okъnò — window.

ocnaș (Romanian): convict

Definitions

  1. convict

Ancestry of “ocnaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianocnămine, especially salt mine
2Old Church Slavonicокно—
3Proto-Slavicokъnòwindow
Every word from Proto-Slavic okъnò →Every word from Old Church Slavonic окно →Every word from Romanian ocnă →