Where does “văcăroaie” come from?

văcăroaie (Romanian) comes from Romanian văcar, from Latin vaccārius, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

văcăroaie (Romanian): fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

Definitions

  1. fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

Ancestry of “văcăroaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvăcarcowherd, neatherd
2Latinvaccāriusof or pertaining to a cow
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Latin vaccārius →