Where does “secătură” come from?

secătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian seca, from Serbo-Croatian seka, from Serbo-Croatian -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

secătură (Romanian): wretch, good-for-nothing person

Definitions

  1. wretch, good-for-nothing person

Ancestry of “secătură”, step by step

secătură traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian seca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansecato strip; to drain, exhaust, empty; to dry up
2Serbo-Croatiansekasis
3Serbo-Croatian-kaSuffix appended to words to create a feminine...
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Romanian sec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansecdry; barren, empty, deserted; also dried up;...
2Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
3Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ъkaEvery word from Serbo-Croatian -ka