Where does “oriîncotro” come from?

oriîncotro (Romanian) comes from Romanian încotro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

oriîncotro (Romanian): whithersoever, wherever

Definitions

  1. whithersoever, wherever

Ancestry of “oriîncotro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîncotrowhich way, whither, whereto
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →