Where does “valle” come from?

valle (Chavacano) comes from Spanish valle, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valle (Chavacano): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “valle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvallevalley
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →