Where does “sălcăriță” come from?

sălcăriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian Salcă, from Hungarian szálka, from Hungarian szál, from Hungarian szóval, from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

sălcăriță (Romanian): chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Definitions

  1. chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Ancestry of “sălcăriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSalcăsplinter
2Hungarianszálkasplinter; fishbone
3Hungarianszálthread; fiber, fibre; stick
4Hungarianszóvalso, well, that is; instrumental singular of szó
5Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
6Proto-Ugricsawɜ—
Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →Every word from Hungarian szóval →