Where does “vallis” come from?

vallis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

vallis (Latin): valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum

Definitions

  1. valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum

Ancestry of “vallis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vallis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-