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 h₂oyHsosEvery word from Proto-Slavic ojeEvery word from Romanian -oaică