Where does “webu” come from?

webu (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish huevo, from Old Spanish hueuo, from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum.

webu (Papiamentu): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “webu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhuevoegg; spawn; testicle
2Old Spanishhueuoegg
3Vulgar Latin*ŏvum—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum →Every word from Old Spanish hueuo →Every word from Spanish huevo →