Eflak

Turkish
Eflak

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish افلاق (eflak, “Wallachia”), from Old Church Slavonic влахъ m (vlaxŭ, “a Roman; a Vlach”), from Proto-Slavic *vòlxъ m (“a Roman”) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *walhaz m (“a non-Germanic foreigner, aCelt; later a Roman”).

Proper noun

Eflak

  1. Wallachia (a historical principality and region of Romania)
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