Where does “ovu” come from?

ovu (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese ovo, from Latin ovum, from Proto-Italic ōwom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ovu (Fala): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ovu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseovoegg
2Latinovumegg
3Proto-Italicōwomegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Italic ōwom →