Where does “Socolean” come from?

Socolean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Socola, from Old East Slavic соколъ, from Proto-Slavic sokolъ — falcon.

Ancestry of “Socolean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSocola
2Old East Slavicсоколъ
3Proto-Slavicsokolъfalcon
Every word from Proto-Slavic sokolъEvery word from Old East Slavic соколъEvery word from Romanian Socola
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