Where does “pungaș” come from?
pungaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian -aș, from Proto-Slavic -ašь.
pungaș (Romanian): pickpocket, thief
Ancestry of “pungaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | -aș | diminutive suffix |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ašь | — |