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Vlach
Vlach comes from Proto-Slavic *volxъ ‘speaker of a Romance language’.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*volxъ‘speaker of a Romance language’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayVlach
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*volxъ‘speaker of a Romance language’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayVlach
first attested Presumably introduced into Slavic around the 7th century, but first recorded only in the 11th century in Byzantine Greek (as stated in the etymology)
The story
Presumably introduced into Slavic around the 7th century, but first recorded only in the 11th century in Byzantine Greek. The word is etymologically distantly related to Wales/Welsh, Walloon, and Gaul.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos ‘wolf’
Today it means
noun A Wallachian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *volxъ / Vlach