Where does “esguil” come from?

esguil (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, from Latin scūrius, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

esguil (Asturian): squirrel rodent

Definitions

  1. squirrel rodent

Ancestry of “esguil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinscuriolus—
2Latinscūrius—
3Latinsciūrussquirrel
4Ancient Greekσκίουροςsquirrel
5Ancient Greekσκιάshadow; shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “esguil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκιά →