Where does “cervún” come from?

cervún (Galician) comes from Galician un, from Old Portuguese ũu, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

cervún (Galician): of or pertaining to a deer

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to a deer

Ancestry of “cervún”, step by step

cervún traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianuna, one; one
2Old PortugueseũuMasculine singular indefinite article; a; an
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Galician cervo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancervodeer
2Old Portuguesecervo—
3Latincervusdeer, stag; forked stakes; cheval de frise
4Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
5Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →