Where does “zgură” come from?

zgură (Romanian) comes from Greek σκουρά, from Ancient Greek σκωρία, from Ancient Greek σκῶρ, from Proto-Hellenic skṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

zgură (Romanian): slag, dross; scoria; ash

Definitions

  1. slag, dross; scoria; ash

Ancestry of “zgură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσκουρά
2Ancient Greekσκωρίαslag, dross of metal, scoria
3Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
4Proto-Hellenicskṓr
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
7Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns

Words derived from “zgură

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr