Where does “Pădineanu” come from?

Pădineanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian padină, from Bulgarian падина, from Proto-Slavic *padina, from Proto-Slavic pàdati — to fall, to topple down.

Ancestry of “Pădineanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpadinăplateau, tableland
2Bulgarianпадинаdownfall, descent
3Proto-Slavic*padina—
4Proto-Slavicpàdatito fall, to topple down
Every word from Proto-Slavic pàdati →Every word from Proto-Slavic *padina →Every word from Bulgarian падина →