Pîrvănoiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Pârvan, from Bulgarian Първан, from Bulgarian пръв, from Old Church Slavonic прьвъ, from Proto-Slavic pьrvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.