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Where does “awis” come from?

awis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

awis (Proto-Italic): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “awis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “awis”

  • aviation
  • avian
  • ostrich
  • aviator
  • aviary
  • avifauna
  • oka
  • aviatrix
  • nonavian
  • ocarina
  • avocet
  • ostrichlike
  • aviculture
  • avifaunal
  • nonaviation
  • avicultural
  • aviculturist
  • aviarist
  • ostrichism
  • avicide
  • aviform
  • aviophobia
  • aviatress
  • proavian
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