Where does “riñón” come from?

riñón (Asturian) comes from Asturian reñón, from Vulgar Latin renio, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

riñón (Asturian): Alternative form of reñón

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of reñón

Ancestry of “riñón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianreñónkidney
2Vulgar Latinreniokidney
3Latinrēnkidney
4Proto-Italichrēn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →