Where does “Valea Caprelor” come from?

Valea Caprelor (Romanian) comes from Romanian capră, from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

Ancestry of “Valea Caprelor”, step by step

Valea Caprelor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian capră

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancaprăgoat; horse; leap frog
2Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
3Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
4Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

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 káprosEvery word from Proto-Italic *kaprosEvery word from Latin caper