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Where does “aush” come from?

aush (Aromanian) comes from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

aush (Aromanian): old person; ancient, ancestor, forefather

Definitions

  1. old person; ancient, ancestor, forefather

Ancestry of “aush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
2Proto-Celticabūriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “aush”

  • strãush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →