Where does “polyo” come from?
polyo (Chamicuro) comes from Spanish pollo, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
polyo (Chamicuro): chicken
Ancestry of “polyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pollo | chicken; young chicken; fuss, scene |
| 2 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |