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Where does “xixonés” come from?

xixonés (Asturian) comes from Asturian -és, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

xixonés (Asturian): Gijón; Someone from Gijón

Definitions

  1. Gijón; Someone from Gijón

Ancestry of “xixonés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturian-és—
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →