Where does “săinușă” come from?

săinușă (Romanian) comes from Romanian sain, from Latin suinus, from Latin sūs, from Proto-Italic *sūs, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “săinușă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansainpork meat
2Latinsuinusswine; porcine
3Latinsūspig, swine, hog, boar, or sow
4Proto-Italic*sūspig
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →