Where does “Potopeanu” come from?

Potopeanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian potop, from Old Church Slavonic потопъ, from Proto-Slavic *potopъ — deluge, flood.

Ancestry of “Potopeanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpotopdeluge, flood (especially the Biblical Flood)
2Old Church Slavonicпотопъflood
3Proto-Slavic*potopъdeluge, flood
Every word from Proto-Slavic *potopъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic потопъ →Every word from Romanian potop →