Where does “praavo” come from?
praavo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto avo, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
praavo (Esperanto): great-grandfather
Ancestry of “praavo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | avo | grandfather; old man; grandparent |
| 2 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |