Where does “toporaș” come from?

toporaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian aș, from Vulgar Latin habessim, from Latin habuissem, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

toporaș (Romanian): Diminutive of topor; sweet violet

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of topor; sweet violet

Ancestry of “toporaș”, step by step

toporaș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian aș

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianașwould, should
2Vulgar Latinhabessim—
3Latinhabuissemfirst-person singular pluperfect active...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

via Romanian topor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantoporaxe
2Proto-Slavictoporъaxe; combat tool

Words derived from “toporaș”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →