Where does “Valea Piatra Lupilor” come from?

Valea Piatra Lupilor (Romanian) comes from Romanian lup, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “Valea Piatra Lupilor”, step by step

Valea Piatra Lupilor traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian lup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlupwolf
2LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

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

via Romanian piatră

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpiatrăstone
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
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