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