Where does “Beldiu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Beldiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbeldAlternative form of belde
2Proto-Zapotec*kw-ellasister of a female
3Proto-Zapotecan*kw-ellafish

Words derived from “Beldiu

Every word from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ellaEvery word from Proto-Zapotec *kw-ellaEvery word from Middle English beld