Wallachian

W4A1L1L1A1C3H4I1A1N1
UK/wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/

noun

A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent.

OriginEnglish Wallachia ← Romanian Valahia ← German Walache →
Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounWallachian (plural Wallachians)

plural Wallachians · alternative Walachian

  1. A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent.
adjectiveWallachian (not comparable)

alternative Walachian

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Wallachia.
proper noun

alternative Walachian

  1. The language of the Wallachians; Romanian.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
romanian

Origin

  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. EnglishWallachian

From Wallachia + -an.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian влах
  • влах (vlah)person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
Catalan valac, valac
  • valacperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valacrelated to Wallachia
Czech Valach, valašský
  • Valachperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valašskýrelated to Wallachia
Finnish valakki, valakialainen
  • valakkiperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valakialainenrelated to Wallachia
French Valaque, valaque
  • Valaqueperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valaquerelated to Wallachia
German walachisch, wallachisch
  • walachischrelated to Wallachia
  • wallachischrelated to Wallachia
  • Walachischlanguage — see also Romanian
  • Wallachischlanguage — see also Romanian
Greek Βλάχος
  • Βλάχος (Vláchos)person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
Hungarian havasalföldi, oláh
  • havasalföldirelated to Wallachia
  • oláhrelated to Wallachia
Italian valacco, valacco
  • valaccoperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valaccorelated to Wallachia
Polish Wołoch
  • Wołochperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
Portuguese valáquio, valáquio
  • valáquioperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valáquiorelated to Wallachia
Russian вала́х, влах
  • вала́х (valáx)person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • влах (vlax)person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • воло́х (volóx)person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • вала́шский (valášskij)related to Wallachia
Slovak Valach, valašský
  • Valachperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valašskýrelated to Wallachia
Spanish valaco, valaca
  • valacoperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valacaperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • valacorelated to Wallachia
Swedish valack
  • valackperson from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
Ukrainian воло́х, волоський
  • воло́х (volóx)person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent
  • волоський (volosʹkyj)related to Wallachia
Cite this entry
APA

Wallachian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallachian

MLA

“Wallachian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallachian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wallachian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallachian.

Source: Wallachian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.