Where does “poroncinoc” come from?

poroncinoc (Romanian) comes from Hungarian parancsnok, from Hungarian parancs, from Proto-Slavic porǫčiti, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

poroncinoc (Romanian): commander

Definitions

  1. commander

Ancestry of “poroncinoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianparancsnokcommander
2Hungarianparancsorder
3Proto-Slavicporǫčitito hand to, to leave to somebody
4Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →