Where does “vlășceană” come from?
vlășceană (Romanian) comes from Romanian vlășcean, from Romanian Vlașca, from Bulgarian Влашка, from Bulgarian влах, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos — wet, damp.
Ancestry of “vlășceană”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vlășcean | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Vlașca | — |
| 3 | Bulgarian | Влашка | — |
| 4 | Bulgarian | влах | male Wallachian, a male Romanian |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 7 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |