Where does “Valea lui Mihai” come from?
Valea lui Mihai (Romanian) comes from Romanian Mihai, from Romanian Mihail, from Old Church Slavonic Михаилъ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
Ancestry of “Valea lui Mihai”, step by step
Valea lui Mihai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Mihai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Mihai | comparable to Michael |
| 2 | Romanian | Mihail | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | Михаилъ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 6 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 7 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |