Where does “vrăbier” come from?

vrăbier (Romanian) comes from Romanian vrabie, from Proto-Slavic vorbь — sparrow.

vrăbier (Romanian): sparrow hunter

Definitions

  1. sparrow hunter

Ancestry of “vrăbier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvrabiesparrow
2Proto-Slavicvorbьsparrow
Every word from Proto-Slavic vorbь →Every word from Romanian vrabie →
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