Where does “ovăzcior” come from?

ovăzcior (Romanian) comes from Romanian ovăz, from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ-.

ovăzcior (Romanian): bulbous oat grass (Arrhenatherum elatius)

Definitions

  1. bulbous oat grass (Arrhenatherum elatius)

Ancestry of “ovăzcior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianovăzoat, oats
2Proto-Slavicovьsъoats
3Proto-Balto-Slavicawiź-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewiǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ →