Where does “xiulet” come from?

xiulet (Catalan) comes from Catalan xiular, from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

xiulet (Catalan): whistle sound

Definitions

  1. whistle sound

Ancestry of “xiulet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanxiularto whistle
2Latinsībilāre—
3Latinsībilusa hissing, whistling
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Latin sībilus →Every word from Latin sībilāre →