Where does “Transvaal” come from?

Transvaal comes from Latin trans meaning "across" combined with English Vaal, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- meaning "to cross or pass through."

Ancestry of “Transvaal”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Afrikaans	vaal	—
2	Dutch	vaal	sallow, pallid; pale, light
3	Middle Dutch	vāle	—
4	Old Dutch	falo	—
5	Frankish	falu	—
6	Proto-Germanic	falwaz	pale, gray, fallow
7	Proto-Indo-European	polHwós	pale, gray
8	Proto-Indo-European	pelH-	pale, gray

Words derived from “Transvaal”

Transvaaler
Transvaalian
transvaalin
Vaalie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →

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