Where does “ursoaică” come from?

ursoaică (Romanian) comes from Romanian -oaică, from Slavic -ojka, from Old Czech ojě, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

ursoaică (Romanian): she-bear

Definitions

  1. she-bear

Ancestry of “ursoaică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-oaicăused to form the feminine of a masculine noun...
2Slavic-ojka—
3Old Czechojěthill
4Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

Words derived from “ursoaică”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Romanian -oaică →