Where does “Valea Arinilor” come from?

Valea Arinilor (Romanian) comes from Romanian arin, from Vulgar Latin alinus, from Latin alnus, from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.

Ancestry of “Valea Arinilor”, step by step

Valea Arinilor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian arin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianarinalder
2Vulgar Latinalinus—
3LatinalnusAn alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...
4Proto-Italicalznos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis—

via Romanian vale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvalevalley
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos →Every word from Proto-Italic alznos →