Where does “Fenu” come from?

Fenu (Italian) comes from Sardinian fenu, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “Fenu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sardinianfenuhay
2Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Sardinian fenu →
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