Where does “Valea lui Vlad” come from?
Valea lui Vlad (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 Vlad”, step by step
Valea lui Vlad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian lui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lui | his; to him |
| 2 | Latin | illūi | him dative singular masculine; apparently also genitive |
| 3 | Latin | illī | found in |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Romanian Vlad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Vlad | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Vladislav | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | volděti | to rule |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | walˀdā́ˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁dʰh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |