Talk:Etymology of Moldova

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Victor Spinei says, quoting another author, that germanic mulda may have originally meant riverbed, probably coming from latin mulctra meaning milking pail/trough Anonimu 12:51, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

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Is it by any chance possible that the name could have come from "Mol + Dava", as in Ziridava (Arad), Dava (Deva), etc. ? [Dava being an old Indo-European word for God, (as in Latin 'deus', 'divus', for instance), meaning also 'strengthened city' or 'fortress']. Any hints or suggestions are welcomed. Thank you. -- Lucian.

P.S. : "Black Wallachia", "Black Sea" -- any connection ? (except the geographical one, of course).

"Black" in "Black Wallachia" comes from Turkish system of cardinal points. Black = North. Black Sea most likely comes from it's color especially near Danube. -- AdrianTM 17:49, 10 February 2007 (UTC)