Where does “aval” come from?

aval (Occitan) comes from Occitan a, from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

aval (Occitan): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “aval”, step by step

aval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Occitan a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanato; at; a
2Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
3Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

via Occitan val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanvalvalley
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Italic ad →Every word from Latin ad →