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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | podgorie | vineyard |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | подъгориѥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 4 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 6 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |