Where does “păuniț” come from?

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

Ancestry of “păuniț”, 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 →