Where does “Lunca La Tisa” come from?

Lunca La Tisa (Romanian) comes from Romanian la, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “Lunca La Tisa”, step by step

Lunca La Tisa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlaat; to, towards; to wash
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Romanian tisă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantisăyew
2Old Church Slavonicтисаcedar tree
3Proto-SlavictisaAlternative form of *tìsъ

via Romanian luncă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianluncăfloodplain, water-meadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →