Where does “Poienești” come from?

Poienești (English) comes from Romanian Poienești, from Romanian poiană, from Proto-Slavic poljana, from Proto-Slavic *poľana — meadow, glade.

Ancestry of “Poienești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianPoienești—
2Romanianpoianăclearing, glade
3Proto-Slavicpoljana—
4Proto-Slavic*poľanameadow, glade
Every word from Proto-Slavic *poľana →Every word from Proto-Slavic poljana →Every word from Romanian poiană →