Where does “onklo” come from?

onklo (Esperanto) comes 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.

onklo (Esperanto): uncle; uncle "or" aunt

Definitions

  1. uncle; uncle "or" aunt

Ancestry of “onklo”, step by step

onklo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Onkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOnkeluncle
2Frenchoncleuncle
3Middle Frenchoncleuncle
4Old Frenchoncleuncle
5Vulgar Latinaunclum
6Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

via English Uncle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUncleradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter U
2Middle Englishuncleuncle (brother of one's parents)
3Old FrenchuncleAlternative form of oncle

Words derived from “onklo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂osEvery word from Latin avunculusEvery word from Vulgar Latin aunclum