Etymology

Wallachian

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Today it means: A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent. Full definition →

English Wallachia ← Romanian Valahia ← German Walache
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic*wolkos?
  2. Proto-Celtic*Wolkosbor.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*wólkos
  4. Proto-Germanic*walhaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*walhbor.?
  6. Proto-Germanic*walhaz
  7. Gothic*𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (*walhs)bor.?
  8. Proto-Slavic*valxu
  9. Proto-Slavic*volxъ
  10. Old East Slavicволохъ (voloxŭ)
  11. Russianволох (volox)
  12. GermanWalache
  13. Romanianvalah
  14. RomanianValahia
  15. EnglishWallachia
  16. English todayWallachian

From Wallachia + -an.

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