Where does “Poiana Teiului” come from?
Poiana Teiului (English) comes from Romanian Poiana Teiului, from Romanian poiană, from Proto-Slavic poljana, from Proto-Slavic *poľana — meadow, glade.
Ancestry of “Poiana Teiului”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Poiana Teiului | — |
| 2 | Romanian | poiană | clearing, glade |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | poljana | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *poľana | meadow, glade |