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Where does “weevu'” come from?

weevu' (Cahuilla) comes from Spanish huevo, from Old Spanish hueuo, from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum.

weevu' (Cahuilla): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “weevu'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhuevoegg; spawn; testicle
2Old Spanishhueuoegg
3Vulgar Latin*ŏvum—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum →