Where does “jainkoilo” come from?

jainkoilo (Basque) comes from Basque oilo, from Spanish pollo, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

jainkoilo (Basque): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “jainkoilo”, step by step

jainkoilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque oilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueoilohen, chicken
2Spanishpollochicken; young chicken; fuss, scene
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via Basque jainko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquejainkogod
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-