Good day,
Lord Istvan inquires whether Walachia derives from the same root as
Wales. I think it is probable. The root of Wales is Old Teutonic *walxo-z
(according to my handy pocket OED) which means 'foreigner or celtic.' It is
also the root for the word ''walnut' which was formerly not wall-nut, but
rather wa(e)lsh-nut -- those nuts from elsewhere.
-- Duke Gyrth