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Where does “usãndzã” come from?

usãndzã (Aromanian) comes from Latin axungia, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

usãndzã (Aromanian): lard, grease, fat; well-being, welfare

Definitions

  1. lard, grease, fat; well-being, welfare

Ancestry of “usãndzã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaxungiaaxle grease
2LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
3Proto-Italicaksis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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