Where does “siwo·ja-” come from?

siwo·ja- (Central Sierra Miwok) comes from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.

siwo·ja- (Central Sierra Miwok): onion

Definitions

  1. onion

Ancestry of “siwo·ja-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcebollaonion
2Old Spanishcebollaonion
3Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
4Latincēpaonion
Every word from Latin cēpa