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
Ancestry of “yiu”, step by step