Where does “Valea Ciorii” come from?
Valea Ciorii (Romanian) comes from Romanian vale, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Ancestry of “Valea Ciorii”, step by step
Valea Ciorii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian vale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vale | valley |
| 2 | Latin | vallis | valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
via Romanian cioară
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cioară | crow |