Where does “avwàn” come from?

avwàn (Haitian Creole) comes from French avoine, from Old French aveine, from Latin avena — oats; wild oats; straw.

avwàn (Haitian Creole): oat

Definitions

  1. oat

Ancestry of “avwàn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavoineoats; punch
2Old Frenchaveine—
3Latinavenaoats; wild oats; straw
Every word from Latin avena →Every word from Old French aveine →Every word from French avoine →