Where does “raniță” come from?

raniță (Romanian) comes from Russian ранец, from German Ranzen, from Middle High German rans — belly, paunch, satchel.

raniță (Romanian): haversack

Definitions

  1. haversack

Ancestry of “raniță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianранецbackpack
2GermanRanzensatchel
3Middle High Germanransbelly, paunch, satchel
Every word from Middle High German rans →Every word from German Ranzen →Every word from Russian ранец →