Where does “Dâmbovița” come from?

Dâmbovița (English) comes from Romanian Dâmbovița, from Church Slavonic *дѫбовица, from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-.

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Ancestry of “Dâmbovița”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianDâmbovița—
2Church Slavonic*дѫбовица—
3Proto-Slavicdǫbъoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰanw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ →Every word from Church Slavonic *дѫбовица →