Where does “Vălăreanu” come from?

Vălăreanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Vălari, from Romanian vale, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “Vălăreanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianVălari—
2Romanianvalevalley
3Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →