Where does “stâlpișor” come from?

stâlpișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian stâlp, from Old Church Slavonic стлъпъ, from Proto-Slavic stъlbъ, from Proto-Indo-European stl̥b-.

stâlpișor (Romanian): small pillar

Definitions

  1. small pillar

Ancestry of “stâlpișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstâlppillar
2Old Church Slavonicстлъпъtower
3Proto-Slavicstъlbъpost, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstl̥b-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stl̥b- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stъlbъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic стлъпъ →