Where does “odoviță” come from?
odoviță (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian udovica, from Serbo-Croatian udova, from Proto-Slavic vьdova, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
odoviță (Romanian): ide (Leuciscus idus)
Definitions
- ide (Leuciscus idus)
Ancestry of “odoviță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | udovica | widow |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | udova | widow; genitive plural of ud |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьdova | widow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁widʰéwh₂ | widow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |