Where does “scripcăraș” come from?

scripcăraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian scripcar, from Romanian scripcă, from Russian скри́пка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

scripcăraș (Romanian): field cricket (Gryllus campestris)

Definitions

  1. field cricket (Gryllus campestris)

Ancestry of “scripcăraș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscripcarfiddler
2Romanianscripcăfiddle
3Russianскри́пкаviolin
4Russian-каnow, just
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →