Where does “Valea Poienii” come from?

Valea Poienii (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 Poienii”, step by step

Valea Poienii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 poiană

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpoianăclearing, glade
2Proto-Slavicpoljana
3Proto-Slavic*poľanameadow, glade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-Every word from Latin vallis
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