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
- shallow; inane; hollow, empty
Ancestry of “găunos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | găun | hollow, hole, cavity; Synonym of gărgăun |
| 2 | Latin | cavō | — |
| 3 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |