Where does “urdiță” come from?

urdiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian urdă, from Albanian urdhë, from Albanian udhë, from Proto-Albanian uj́ā-, from Proto-Indo-European uǵʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “urdiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianurdăa type of unripened whey cheese, similar to ricotta
2Albanianurdhëreturn; answer; sort of white cheese
3Albanianudhëway, road
4Proto-Albanianuj́ā-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuǵʰ-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uǵʰ-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Albanian uj́ā- →