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Orlești
Orlești comes from Romanian Orlea, from Old Church Slavonic орьлъ ‘eagle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃érō‘eagle’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*arélis‘eagle’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*orьlъ‘eagle’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernорьлъ‘eagle’
- Old Church Slavonic, derivedmodernорьлѧ
- Romanianc. 1500–presentOrlea
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentOrlești
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃érō‘eagle’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*arélis‘eagle’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*orьlъ‘eagle’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernорьлъ‘eagle’
- Old Church Slavonic, derivedmodernорьлѧ
- Romanianc. 1500–presentOrlea
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentOrlești
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- ‘to move, to stir’
run, original, ride, earn, origin, abortion, orient, irritate, abort, irritable, orogeny, 18 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō ‘eagle’
Today it means
name A village and commune of Vâlcea County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō / Orlești