Where does “volănaș” come from?
volănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian volan, from French volant, from French voler, from Old French voler, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “volănaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | volan | steering wheel |
| 2 | French | volant | present participle of voler; steering wheel;... |
| 3 | French | voler | to fly; to pursue flying; to scarper, flee |
| 4 | Old French | voler | — |
| 5 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |