One of several Slavic and Germanic words used to describe
the Romanian, Aromanian, Istro-Romanian, Timoc (Timok) Vlachs, and Megleno-Romanian people...
Used as Vlach, Vlah, Valah, Valach, Olah, Voloh, Voloch, Woloch, Walach...
Originally referring to Latin Speakers and specifically the Latin speaking shepherds of the Balkans, who became the modern day
Romanians.
the region of Wallachia (Walachia) - as said in English is part of Romania, known in the past and
Romanian as both "Valahia" & "Teara Rumaneasca" (old Romanian for "Tara Romaneasca")- meaning
The Romanian Land...