Where does “Slobozia” come from?

Slobozia (English) comes from Romanian Slobozia, from Romanian slobozie, from Romanian slobod, from Bulgarian слободен, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

Ancestry of “Slobozia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSlobozia—
2Romanianslobozievillage founded by colonists who were tax-exempt for a number of years
3Romanianslobodfree, unblocked
4Bulgarianслободен—
5Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
6Proto-Slavic-oda—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -oda →Every word from Proto-Slavic svoboda →Every word from Bulgarian слободен →