Where does “uivo” come from?

uivo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese uivar, from Hungarian Újvár, from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.

uivo (Portuguese): howl; first-person singular indicative present of...

Definitions

  1. howl; first-person singular indicative present of...

Ancestry of “uivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseuivarto howl, to utter a loud and mournful sound as...
2HungarianÚjvár—
3Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
4Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait
Every word from Proto-Ugric warɜ- →