Where does “Valea lui Bogdan” come from?

Valea lui Bogdan (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bogdan, from Old Church Slavonic Богъданъ, from Proto-Slavic Bogъdanъ, from Proto-Slavic dati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “Valea lui Bogdan”, step by step

Valea lui Bogdan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Bogdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBogdana Moldavian
2Old Church SlavonicБогъданъ—
3Proto-SlavicBogъdanъ—
4Proto-Slavicdatito give
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Romanian lui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianluihis; to him
2Latinillūihim dative singular masculine; apparently also genitive
3Latinillīfound in
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

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 deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →