Where does “apiuva” come from?
apiuva (Latin) comes from Latin aphye, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “apiuva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | aphye | small fry |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀφύη | small fry of various fish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |