Moldovan/Romanian GEDmatch Resuts

[Ion Basescul]

Чеботарёв is a normal Russian surname, I knew people with that surname. At least I had no idea it may be Moldovan.

If it were normal, its root would have meant something in Russian.
It means "of the shoemaker", in case you are curious. The variant in R. Moldova just says "shoemaker".

[Leto]

If it were normal, its root would have meant something in Russian.
It means "of the shoemaker", in case you are curious. The variant in R. Moldova just says "shoemaker".

Russian Wikipedia lists it as a Russian surname derived from "chebot"
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7...80%D1%91%D0%B2
Look at all those people, they aren't Moldovans at all.

[Leto]

Double

[Leto]

The Romanian language is full of Slavic roots, they lived under Slavic rule/influence for centuries, even before the Russians. Even the Relatinization did not purge all those words.

[Aspirin]

If it were normal, its root would have meant something in Russian.
It means "of the shoemaker", in case you are curious. The variant in R. Moldova just says "shoemaker".

You are partially right, but the word "Ciubota" is of East Slavic/Ukrainian origin. Correct form is "Ciubotaru", but since in RM happen Russification in the past, many such surnames were changed to be close to Ukrainian/Russian form, "Cebotaru/Cebotari".

[Aspirin]

Double post.

[WeirdLookingFellow]

You are partially right, but the word "Ciubota" is of East Slavic/Ukrainian origin. Correct form is "Ciubotaru", but since in RM happen Russification in the past, many such surnames were changed to be close to Ukrainian/Russian form, "Cebotaru/Cebotari".

Yep, you and Leto are right on this one.

I've seen the wiki says чеботарь — сапожник. Is чеботарь a Russian archaism? Would explain the whole thing.

[Aspirin]

The Romanian language is full of Slavic roots, they lived under Slavic rule/influence for centuries, even before the Russians. Even the Relatinization did not purge all those words.

Good, now you will sleep better this night.

[Leto]

Yep, you and Leto are right on this one.

I've seen the wiki says чеботарь — сапожник. Is чеботарь a Russian archaism? Would explain the whole thing.

Yes, it is either archaic or dialectal.

[Leto]

Good, now you will sleep better this night.

Lol, what's wrong with that statement? It wasn't condescending, I just pointed out that it's more likely for Moldovans or Romanians to have Slavic roots than for Slavs to have Romanian ones. I don't have a particularly strong opinion on that, why should I?
Ion mentioned that surname and I simply fact-checked his claim.