Prahova, Dâmbovița, Bistrița, etc.

 Interslavic:

Kogda putuješ črez Rumuniju i Moldaviju, viděš interesno. Ljudi dnes govorjat rumun’sky jezyk od Latiny, no mnogo imen mjast i rek zvučat slavjansky. To pokazuje, že Karpatsko‑Dunajsky kraj byl stary krȯstnyj put, kde Slavi, Vlahi i drugi narodi žili rȯzom stolěti.

Dâmbovița ima koren v slove dǫbŭ = dub. Konec -ovica dava značenje rěka dubov.

Bistrița ide od bystrica = bystra, jasna rěka.

Prahova ide od prahŭ = prah, pepel. Konec -ova dava značenje rěka praha ili pepela.

Bucovina znači bukovy kraj od bukŭ = buk i kraj-ina, to jest zemja bukovih lěsov.

V Moldaviji:

Suceava od sučĭ = vętva, suček → rěka s mnogymi vętvami.

Bălți od balto = močvara, močistě.

Dubăsari od dubŭ = dub → mjasto dubov.

Camenca od kamenŭ = kamen.

Iași od slavjanskogo imena Jasi za iranskym narodom Asy, znany takože kako Alani. Slavi zvali ih Jasi i po tom imenu ostalo ime grada. Rumunsky zapis s -și je pozdnja pisemna forma.

I tako, jezyk dnešny je rumun’sky, ale zemja, rěky i gory i dalje govorat slavjansky črez svoji stara imena.

English:

Traveling through Romania and Moldova you notice something striking. People speak Romanian, a Romance language from Latin, yet many town and river names sound Slavic. The Carpathian‑Danube lands were an old crossroads where Slavs, Vlachs, and others lived side by side for centuries.

Dâmbovița comes from Slavic dǫbŭ = oak, with the ending -ovica, so it means river of oaks.

Bistrița comes from bystrica, a swift, clear river.

Prahova comes from prahŭ = dust or ash, with -ova, so river of dust or ashes.

Bucovina means beech land, from bukŭ = beech plus -ina for land.

In Moldova:

Suceava from sučĭ = branch or knot in wood → a branching river.

Bălți from balto = marsh.

Dubăsari from dubŭ = oak → place of oaks.

Camenca from kamenŭ = stone.

Iași comes from the Slavic name Jasi for the Iranian people As, also known as the Alans. Slavs called them Jasi, and the settlement kept that name. The Romanian spelling with -și is a later written form.

So the everyday language is Romanian, but the land, rivers, and hills still speak in old Slavic through their names.