Where does “yiu” come from?

yiu (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish hijo, from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

yiu (Papiamentu): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “yiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhijoson; child
2Old Spanishfijoson
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-osEvery word from Old Latin fīlios