Where does “valina” come from?

valina (Italian) comes from Galician val, from Old Portuguese vale, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valina (Italian): valine

Definitions

  1. valine

Ancestry of “valina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianvalvalley
2Old Portuguesevale
3Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-Every word from Latin vallis
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