Where does “Valea lui Tămâie” come from?

Valea lui Tămâie (Romanian) comes from Romanian tămâie, from Latin thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Ancestry of “Valea lui Tămâie”, step by step

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

via Romanian tămâie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantămâieincense, frankincense; flattery, fulsome praise
2Latinthȳmānea
3Latinthȳmiāmaincense; fumigant
4Ancient Greekθυμίαμαthat which is burnt as incense or fumigation
5Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

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 -mn̥Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰEvery word from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα