Where does “uña” come from?
uña (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish uña, from Old Spanish una, from Latin ūna, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
uña (Papiamentu): fingernail; nail
Ancestry of “uña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | uña | claw, hoof, stinger; nail, fingernail, toenail |
| 2 | Old Spanish | una | — |
| 3 | Latin | ūna | — |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |