Where does “poeni” come from?

poeni (Romanian) comes from Romanian Poieni, from Romanian poiană, from Proto-Slavic poljana, from Proto-Slavic *poľana — meadow, glade.

Ancestry of “poeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianPoieni
2Romanianpoianăclearing, glade
3Proto-Slavicpoljana
4Proto-Slavic*poľanameadow, glade
Every word from Proto-Slavic *poľanaEvery word from Proto-Slavic poljanaEvery word from Romanian poiană