Where does “sobriño” come from?

sobriño (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese sobrinno, from Latin sōbrīnus, from Proto-Italic swezrīnos, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

sobriño (Galician): nephew; ring finger

Definitions

  1. nephew; ring finger

Ancestry of “sobriño”, step by step

sobriño traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese sobrinno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesobrinnonephew
2Latinsōbrīnussororal nephew
3Proto-Italicswezrīnosof/belonging to the sister
4Proto-Italicswezōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Old Portuguese sobrino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesobrinonephew
2Latinsobrinusmaternal cousin; A cousin's child
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →