Where does “Beldan” come from?

Beldan (Romanian) comes from Romanian Beldiu, from Middle English beld, from Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella — fish.

Ancestry of “Beldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBeldiu—
2Middle EnglishbeldAlternative form of belde
3Proto-Zapotec*kw-ellasister of a female
4Proto-Zapotecan*kw-ellafish
Every word from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella →Every word from Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella →Every word from Middle English beld →
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