Where does “văcsuitor” come from?

văcsuitor (Romanian) comes from Romanian văcsui, from Romanian vacs, from German Wachs, from Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

văcsuitor (Romanian): shoeshiner

Definitions

  1. shoeshiner

Ancestry of “văcsuitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvăcsuito apply shoe polish
2Romanianvacsshoe polish
3GermanWachswax; cere
4Middle High Germanwahswax
5Old High Germanwahswax
6Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →