Where does “haios” come from?

haios (Romanian) comes from Romanian hai, from Romanian haide, from German Adelheid, from Old High German Adalheid, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

haios (Romanian): funny, comic, comical, sidesplitting

Definitions

  1. funny, comic, comical, sidesplitting

Ancestry of “haios”, step by step

haios traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian hai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianhailet's
2Romanianhaidecome on, c'mon
3GermanAdelheid
4Old High GermanAdalheid
5Old High Germanadalnoble; nobility; noble race
6Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
7Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Romanian os

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

via Hungarian hajós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhajóssailor
2Hungarianhajóship; nave
3Proto-Uralickojwabirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-
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