Where does “pꞌu̱yu” come from?

pꞌu̱yu (Papantla Totonac) comes from Spanish pollo, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pꞌu̱yu (Papantla Totonac): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “pꞌu̱yu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpollochicken; young chicken; fuss, scene
2LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →