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Where does “sobrino” come from?

sobrino (Chavacano) comes from Spanish sobrino, from Latin sōbrīnus, from Proto-Italic swezrīnos, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

sobrino (Chavacano): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “sobrino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsobrinonephew; nibling
2Latinsōbrīnus—
3Proto-Italicswezrīnosof/belonging to the sister
4Proto-Italicswezōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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