Where does “păstrăviță” come from?

păstrăviță (Romanian) comes from Romanian păstrăv, from Bulgarian пъстъ́рва, from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

păstrăviță (Romanian): female trout

Definitions

  1. female trout

Ancestry of “păstrăviță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpăstrăvtrout
2Bulgarianпъстъ́рваtrout bonefish of family
3Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
4Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
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