Where does โ€œMoldovaโ€ come from?

Moldova (Hungarian) comes from Romanian Moldova, from Gothic ๐Œผ๐Œฟ๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œฐ, from Proto-Germanic muldล, from Proto-Indo-European melhโ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- โ€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of โ€œMoldovaโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMoldovaโ€”
2Gothic๐Œผ๐Œฟ๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œฐdust
3Proto-Germanicmuldลmould; soil, dirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhโ‚‚-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- โ†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- โ†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European melhโ‚‚- โ†’
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