Where does “Rahovan” come from?

Rahovan (Romanian) comes from Romanian Rahova, from Bulgarian Оряхово, from Old East Slavic орѣхъ, from Proto-Slavic orěxъ, from Proto-Indo-European areyis-.

Ancestry of “Rahovan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianRahova
2BulgarianОряхово
3Old East Slavicорѣхъ
4Proto-Slavicorěxъnut; walnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanareyis-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European areyis-Every word from Proto-Slavic orěxъEvery word from Old East Slavic орѣхъ
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