Where does “azenĉevalo” come from?

azenĉevalo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉevalo, from French cheval, from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

azenĉevalo (Esperanto): hinny offspring of a male horse and a female donkey

Definitions

  1. hinny offspring of a male horse and a female donkey

Ancestry of “azenĉevalo”, step by step

azenĉevalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ĉevalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĉevalohorse; knight
2Frenchchevalhorse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful...
3Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
4Middle Frenchboyswood
5Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
6Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Esperanto azeno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoazenodonkey; ass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic buskazEvery word from Frankish busk