Where does “pricinaș” come from?

pricinaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian pricină, from Bulgarian причина, from Proto-Slavic *pričina — cause, reason.

pricinaș (Romanian): quarrelsome

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome

Ancestry of “pricinaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpricinăcause
2Bulgarianпричинаcause, reason
3Proto-Slavic*pričinacause, reason
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pričina →Every word from Bulgarian причина →Every word from Romanian pricină →