Where does “Vlașca” come from?
Vlașca (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian Влашка, from Bulgarian влах, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
Ancestry of “Vlașca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | Влашка | — |
| 2 | Bulgarian | влах | male Wallachian, a male Romanian |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 5 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |