Where does “ursoaie” come from?

ursoaie (Romanian) comes from Romanian urs, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

ursoaie (Romanian): she-bear

Definitions

  1. she-bear

Ancestry of “ursoaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianursbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—
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