Where does “sărăcie” come from?

sărăcie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

sărăcie (Romanian): poverty; worthless thing

Definitions

  1. poverty; worthless thing

Ancestry of “sărăcie”, step by step

sărăcie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Romanian sărac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansăracpoor; a poor person
2Bulgarianсиракorphan
3Bulgarian-ак—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →