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Where does “haos” come from?

haos (Romanian) comes from French chaos, from Latin Chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.

haos (Romanian): chaos

Definitions

  1. chaos

Ancestry of “haos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaoschaos
2LatinChaos—
3Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn

Words derived from “haos”

  • caos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →