Where does “Wallachian” come from?
Wallachian (English) comes from English Wallachia, from Romanian Valahia, from Romanian valah, from Russian волох, from Old East Slavic волохъ, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae — wet, damp.
Wallachian (English): A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent;...
Definitions
- A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent;...
Ancestry of “Wallachian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Wallachia | principality in southern Romania |
| 2 | Romanian | Valahia | — |
| 3 | Romanian | valah | Vlach, Romanian; Wallachian |
| 4 | Russian | волох | a member of one of the Romanic peoples, such as... |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | волохъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 8 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |