Where does “Wołoszka” come from?

Wołoszka (Polish) comes from Polish Wołoch, 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.

Ancestry of “Wołoszka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWołochVlach
2Old East Slavicволохъ—
3Proto-Slavicvolxъa Roman, a speaker of a Romance language
4Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
5LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
6Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →