Where does “scândură” come from?
scândură (Romanian) comes from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scândură (Romanian): board , plank
Ancestry of “scândură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scandula | roof-shingle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |