Where does “Dumbrăvani” come from?

Dumbrăvani (Romanian) comes from Romanian dumbravă, from Old Church Slavonic дѫбрава, from Proto-Slavic dǫbrava — oakwood, oak grove; forest in general.

Ancestry of “Dumbrăvani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandumbravăyoung or small forest; thicket, coppice, grove
2Old Church Slavonicдѫбраваforest, grove
3Proto-Slavicdǫbravaoakwood, oak grove; forest in general
Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫbrava →Every word from Old Church Slavonic дѫбрава →Every word from Romanian dumbravă →