English
Luncoiu de Jos
Luncoiu de Jos comes from Romanian Luncoiu de Jos, from jos ‘lower’, and ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankāˀ.
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lankāˀreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lǫka‘water-meadow’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernлѫка‘plot’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentluncă‘floodplain, water-meadow’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentjos‘lower’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentLuncoiu de Jos
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lankāˀreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lǫka‘water-meadow’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernлѫка‘plot’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentluncă‘floodplain, water-meadow’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentjos‘lower’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentLuncoiu de Jos
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-
Today it means
name A village and commune of Hunedoara County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankāˀ / Luncoiu de Jos