Where does “ovu” come from?

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

ovu (Guinea-Bissau Creole): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ovu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseovoegg; testicle
2Old Portugueseovoegg
3Latinovumegg
4Proto-Italicōwomegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Italic ōwom →