Where does “stareț” come from?

stareț (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic старьць, from Proto-Slavic starьcь — old man.

stareț (Romanian): abbot

Definitions

  1. abbot

Ancestry of “stareț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicстарьцьold man
2Proto-Slavicstarьcьold man

Words derived from “stareț”

Every word from Proto-Slavic starьcь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic старьць →