Where does “potiraș” come from?

potiraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian potir, from Old Church Slavonic потирь, from Ancient Greek ποτήριον, from Ancient Greek ποτήρ, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

potiraș (Romanian): small chalice

Definitions

  1. small chalice

Ancestry of “potiraș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpotirchalice
2Old Church Slavonicпотирь
3Ancient Greekποτήριονcup; absorbent preparation; goat's thorn
4Ancient Greekποτήρdrinking-cup
5Ancient Greekπῑ́νωI drink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek πῑ́νωEvery word from Ancient Greek ποτήρ
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