Where does “zburăciune” come from?

zburăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian zbura, from Vulgar Latin exvolare, 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.

zburăciune (Romanian): flight

Definitions

  1. flight

Ancestry of “zburăciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzburato fly
2Vulgar Latinexvolarepresent active infinitive of *exvolō
3Latinvolōto wish, to please
4Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷelāō →