Where does “Vlasi” come from?

Vlasi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Ancestry of “Vlasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvolxъa Roman, a speaker of a Romance language
2Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
3LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
4Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →