Where does “Moldova” come from?
Moldova (Latvian) comes from Romanian Moldova, from Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰, from Proto-Germanic muldō, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Ancestry of “Moldova”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Moldova | — |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 | dust |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | muldō | mould; soil, dirt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
Words derived from “Moldova”