Where does “ostaș” come from?

ostaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian aș, from Vulgar Latin habessim, from Latin habuissem, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

ostaș (Romanian): soldier

Definitions

soldier

Ancestry of “ostaș”, step by step

ostaș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian aș

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	aș	would, should
2	Vulgar Latin	habessim	—
3	Latin	habuissem	first-person singular pluperfect active...
4	Latin	habeo	I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5	Proto-Italic	habēō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰh₁bʰ-	to grab, to take; to grab, take

via Romanian oaste

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	oaste	army, host
2	Latin	hostem	accusative singular of hostis
3	Proto-Italic	hostis	stranger, guest
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʰóstis	stranger, host
5	Proto-Indo-European	-tis	Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “ostaș”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →