Where does “Transvaal” come from?

Transvaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Transvaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrans-trans; Category Dutch words prefixed with API not...
2Latintrānsacross, beyond
3LatinPadusthe River Po
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →