Where does “Wołoch” come from?

Wołoch (Polish) comes from Old East Slavic волохъ, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Wołoch (Polish): Vlach

Definitions

  1. Vlach

Ancestry of “Wołoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicволохъ—
2Proto-Slavicvolxъa Roman, a speaker of a Romance language
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “Wołoch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →