Where does “vișinar” come from?

vișinar (Romanian) comes from Romanian vișin, from Serbo-Croatian visina, from Bulgarian вишна, from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

vișinar (Romanian): sour cherry tree

Definitions

  1. sour cherry tree

Ancestry of “vișinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvișinsour cherry tree
2Serbo-Croatianvisinaheight; altitude
3Bulgarianвишнаsour cherry
4Proto-Slavicvišьňasour cherry; cherry
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*wéiśinjāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic višьňa →