Where does “transnistreană” come from?
transnistreană (Romanian) comes from Romanian Transnistria, from Romanian Nistru, from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ, from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ.
Ancestry of “transnistreană”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Transnistria | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Nistru | Dniester |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Дънѣстръ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *Dъněstrъ | — |