Where does “Măleanu” come from?

Măleanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Malu, from Romanian mâl, from Proto-Albanian mālā — apple.

Ancestry of “Măleanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMalu—
2RomanianmâlA type of granular sediment found near water or...
3Proto-Albanianmālāapple
Every word from Proto-Albanian mālā →Every word from Romanian mâl →Every word from Romanian Malu →