Where does “Ave” come from?

Ave (Portuguese) comes from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Ave (Portuguese): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “Ave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticabūriver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →