Where does “Βλάχος” come from?
Βλάχος (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek Βλάχος, from Old Church Slavonic влахъ, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
Βλάχος (Greek): Vlach; Wallachian; a surname deriving from the...
Definitions
- Vlach; Wallachian; a surname deriving from the...
Ancestry of “Βλάχος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | Βλάχος | a Vlach; an East Romance-speaking inhabitant of... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | влахъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language; a Vlach |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 5 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |