Where does “Slobozia” come from?

Slobozia (Romanian) comes from Romanian slobozie, from Romanian slobod, from Bulgarian слободен, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

Ancestry of “Slobozia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianslobozievillage founded by colonists who were tax-exempt for a number of years
2Romanianslobodfree, unblocked
3Bulgarianслободен—
4Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
5Proto-Slavic-oda—

Words derived from “Slobozia”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -oda →Every word from Proto-Slavic svoboda →Every word from Bulgarian слободен →
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