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וועליש
‘Italian’

וועליש
וועלש
'Italian'

ETYMOLOGY

Runic WALHA-, OE Wealas 'the British, Welsh'; wilisc 'Welsh'; wealh-hnutu 'walnut'; OHG walaha 'Romans'; Walaho lant 'Gaul'; wal(hah)isch 'Romanic', NHG welsch; from PGmc ✱walh-, ✱walhōz 'very important neighbors' < Celtic, e.g. Latin Volcae (a ancient Celtic people); cf. Polish Włochy 'Italy'

CENTRAL

vɛʎčɩnɩ {POLAND, Wolbrom, 50196}

velčɩnə {POLAND, Warsaw, 52211}

NORTHEASTERN

Lithuania

véləšə {LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 54257}