Where does “Valea Ciorii” come from?
Valea Ciorii (English) comes from Romanian Valea Ciorii, from Romanian vale, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Ancestry of “Valea Ciorii”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Valea Ciorii | — |
| 2 | Romanian | vale | valley |
| 3 | Latin | vallis | valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |