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Where does “seio” come from?

seio (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sẽo, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

seio (Portuguese): breast, bosom; womb; center, heart

Definitions

  1. breast, bosom; womb; center, heart

Ancestry of “seio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesẽo—
2Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
3Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
4Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
5Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
7Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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