Where does “Valea Vinului” come from?

Valea Vinului (Romanian) comes from Romanian vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Ancestry of “Valea Vinului”, step by step

Valea Vinului traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian vin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvinwine; inflection of veni: ## first-person...
2Latinvīnumwine
3Proto-Italicwīnomwine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

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 weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →