Where does “avoĉjo” come from?

avoĉjo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto avo, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

avoĉjo (Esperanto): grandpa, granddad, gramps

Definitions

  1. grandpa, granddad, gramps

Ancestry of “avoĉjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoavograndfather; old man; grandparent
2Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Latin avus →