Where does “uña” come from?

uña (Asturian) comes from Latin ūna, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

uña (Asturian): hoof; nail, fingernail, toenail

Definitions

  1. hoof; nail, fingernail, toenail

Ancestry of “uña”, step by step

uña traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ūna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūnatogether, simultaneously, at the same time
2Latinhōrahour
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Vulgar Latin ungla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinungla—
2Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
3Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →