Where does “Valea Cărbunarului” come from?

Valea Cărbunarului (Romanian) comes from Romanian cărbunar, from Latin carbōnārius, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “Valea Cărbunarului”, step by step

Valea Cărbunarului traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cărbunar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancărbunarcoalminer, pitman
2Latincarbōnāriusof or relating to charcoal
3Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

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 ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →