Where does “târgoviștean” come from?
târgoviștean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Târgoviște, from Church Slavonic търговище, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.
Ancestry of “târgoviștean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Târgoviște | fair |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | търговище | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -išče | Denominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | isk-je | — |