Where does “Apalina” come from?
Apalina (Romanian) comes from Romanian apă, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
Ancestry of “Apalina”, step by step
Apalina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian apă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | apă | water |
| 2 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
via Romanian lin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lin | even, smooth; calm, quiet; mild, gentle, sweet |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | lenus | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēnis | soft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁- | soft, calm; lazy, slow |