Where does “păstârnac” come from?
păstârnac (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian пастърна́к, from Latin pastinaca, from Latin pastinum — A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...
păstârnac (Romanian): parsnip
Ancestry of “păstârnac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | пастърна́к | — |
| 2 | Latin | pastinaca | parsnip; stingray |
| 3 | Latin | pastinum | A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of... |