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Where does “puljicã” come from?

puljicã (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian pulj, from Latin pulleus, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

puljicã (Aromanian): young hen; female chick

Definitions

  1. young hen; female chick

Ancestry of “puljicã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianpuljbird; chick
2Latinpulleus—
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
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