Where does “găunos” come from?

găunos (Romanian) comes from Romanian găun, from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

găunos (Romanian): shallow; inane; hollow, empty

Definitions

  1. shallow; inane; hollow, empty

Ancestry of “găunos”, step by step

găunos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian găun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangăunhollow, hole, cavity; Synonym of gărgăun
2Latincavōto make hollow, hollow out, excavate
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “găunos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →