Where does “păienjeniță” come from?

păienjeniță (Romanian) comes from Romanian păianjen, from Proto-Slavic paǫčina, from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “păienjeniță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpăianjenspider
2Proto-Slavicpaǫčinaspiderweb, cobweb
3Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ →