Where does “vătraș” come from?

vătraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian vatră, from Albanian vatër, from Proto-Albanian ōtar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

vătraș (Romanian): settled Roma person

Definitions

  1. settled Roma person

Ancestry of “vătraș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvatrăfireplace, hearth, fireside; home, house,...
2Albanianvatërfireplace, fireside, hearth; home, family circle;...
3Proto-Albanianōtarfire
4Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ōtar →