Where does “săniucă” come from?

săniucă (Romanian) comes from Romanian sanie, from Bulgarian сани, from Proto-Slavic sanь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śaʔnos.

Ancestry of “săniucă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansaniesled, sleigh, sledge
2Bulgarianсани—
3Proto-Slavicsanьsleigh, sledge
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśaʔnos—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śaʔnos →Every word from Proto-Slavic sanь →Every word from Bulgarian сани →
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