Where does “porumbac” come from?

porumbac (Romanian) comes from Romanian porumb, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

porumbac (Romanian): spotted, usually with small black and white...

Definitions

  1. spotted, usually with small black and white...

Ancestry of “porumbac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianporumbmaize, corn; pigeon, dove
2LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray

Words derived from “porumbac

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