Where does “pușcăriaș” come from?
pușcăriaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian pușcărie, from Romanian pușcar, from Romanian pușcă, from Hungarian puska, from Czech puška, from Old Czech puška, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā — box tree; boxwood.
pușcăriaș (Romanian): prisoner
Definitions
- prisoner
Ancestry of “pușcăriaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pușcărie | prison |
| 2 | Romanian | pușcar | gunner |
| 3 | Romanian | pușcă | rifle, gun |
| 4 | Hungarian | puska | rifle, gun; cheat sheet |
| 5 | Czech | puška | rifle; gun |
| 6 | Old Czech | puška | vessel, small box |
| 7 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 9 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 10 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |