Where does “oláh” come from?
oláh (Hungarian) comes from 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.
oláh (Hungarian): Vlach, Romanian
Ancestry of “oláh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Church Slavonic | влахъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 4 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
Words derived from “oláh”