Where does “sârmușoară” come from?
sârmușoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian sarma, from Greek σύρμα, from Byzantine Greek σύρμα, from Ancient Greek σύρμα, from Ancient Greek σύρω — to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...
Ancestry of “sârmușoară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sarma | stuffed cabbage roll |
| 2 | Greek | σύρμα | electrical wire or cable; wire; scourer, metal... |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | σύρμα | Anything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύρμα | Anything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύρω | to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;... |