Where does “vâlcean” come from?

vâlcean (Romanian) comes from Romanian vâlcea, from Vulgar Latin vallicella, from Latin vallicula, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “vâlcean”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	vâlcea	small or narrow valley, dale, or dell
2	Vulgar Latin	vallicella	—
3	Latin	vallicula	glen, dell
4	Latin	vallis	valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
5	Proto-Indo-European	wēlH-	to roll, to undulate
6	Proto-Indo-European	welH-	to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vâlcean”

vâlceancă

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →