Where does “Poiana Teiului” come from?
Poiana Teiului (Romanian) comes from Romanian poiană, from Proto-Slavic poljana, from Proto-Slavic *poľana — meadow, glade.
Ancestry of “Poiana Teiului”, step by step
Poiana Teiului traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian poiană
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | poiană | clearing, glade |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | poljana | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *poľana | meadow, glade |
via Romanian tei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tei | lime tree; linden |
| 2 | Latin | tilia | linden or lime tree; the inner bark of the linden... |
Words derived from “Poiana Teiului”