Where does “văitătură” come from?

văitătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian văita, from Romanian vai, from Romanian vale, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

văitătură (Romanian): whine

Definitions

  1. whine

Ancestry of “văitătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvăitato whine, bemoan, wail, complain, lament
2Romanianvaialas, woe
3Romanianvalevalley
4Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →