Where does “păunaș” come from?

păunaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian păun, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

păunaș (Romanian): small peacock

Definitions

  1. small peacock

Ancestry of “păunaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpăunpeacock
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Romanian păun →