Where does “pănușiță” come from?

pănușiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian pănușă, from Romanian pană, from Romanian peană, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “pănușiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpănușăhusk
2Romanianpanăfeather
3Romanianpeană—
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →