Where does “oĉjo” come from?

oĉjo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto onklo, from German Onkel, from French oncle, from Middle French oncle, from Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin aunclum, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

oĉjo (Esperanto): uncley, unky, unc

Definitions

  1. uncley, unky, unc

Ancestry of “oĉjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoonklouncle; uncle "or" aunt
2GermanOnkeluncle
3Frenchoncleuncle
4Middle Frenchoncleuncle
5Old Frenchoncleuncle
6Vulgar Latinaunclum—
7Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Latin avunculus →Every word from Vulgar Latin aunclum →