Where does “Valea cea Mică” come from?

Valea cea Mică (Romanian) comes from Romanian mic, from Vulgar Latin miccus, from Ancient Greek μῑκκός, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “Valea cea Mică”, step by step

Valea cea Mică traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mic

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	mic	little, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...
2	Vulgar Latin	miccus	—
3	Ancient Greek	μῑκκός	small
4	Ancient Greek	μικρός	little, small
5	Proto-Indo-European	mēy-	soft, tender, dear

via Romanian vale

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	vale	valley
2	Latin	vallis	valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3	Proto-Indo-European	wēlH-	to roll, to undulate
4	Proto-Indo-European	welH-	to turn, to wind

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός →