Where does “Valea Siliștii” come from?

Valea Siliștii (Romanian) comes from Romanian siliște, from Old Church Slavonic селище, from Serbo-Croatian селити, from Ukrainian село, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Ancestry of “Valea Siliștii”, step by step

Valea Siliștii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian siliște

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansilișteabandoned village, place where a village existed
2Old Church Slavonicселищеdwelling place
3Serbo-Croatianселитиto migrate; to move
4Ukrainianселоvillage; country; rural area
5Old East Slavicселоdwelling
6Proto-Slavicselovillage
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

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 sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →