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Where does “vale” come from?

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

vale (Romanian): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “vale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vale”

  • Valea Prahovei
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