Where does “Oltenaș” come from?

Oltenaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian oltean, from Romanian Olt, from Latin aluta, from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Ancestry of “Oltenaș”, step by step

Oltenaș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian oltean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoltean
2RomanianOltA river in Romania, the longest flowing...
3LatinalutaA soft leather, probably made using alum; A purse...
4Proto-Celticaltosheight, cliff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Romanian Olteanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianOlteanu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Celtic altos