Where does “Valea Mare-Podgoria” come from?

Valea Mare-Podgoria (Romanian) comes from Romanian podgorie, from Church Slavonic подъгориѥ, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.

Ancestry of “Valea Mare-Podgoria”, step by step

Valea Mare-Podgoria traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian podgorie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpodgorievineyard
2Church Slavonicподъгориѥ
3Proto-Slavicpǫdъunder, below, beneath (stationary)
4Old Norsepund
5Proto-Germanicpundąpound
6Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
7Proto-Italicpondos
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Romanian mare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmarebig, large, great; great, mighty; sea
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

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 (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-osEvery word from Proto-Italic pondos