Where does “zmeură” come from?
zmeură (Romanian) comes from Greek σμέουρο, from Greek μούρο, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.
zmeură (Romanian): raspberries
Ancestry of “zmeură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | σμέουρο | raspberry |
| 2 | Greek | μούρο | mulberry |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόρον | black mulberry; blackberry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mórom | mulberry, blackberry |