Where does “Valea lui Pavel” come from?

Valea lui Pavel (Romanian) comes from Romanian lui, from Latin illūi, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

Ancestry of “Valea lui Pavel”, step by step

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

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 Pavel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianPavel
2Old Church SlavonicПаѵьлъ
3Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
4Latinpauluslittle, small
5Latinpaullus

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-Italic *olnos
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