Where does “pui” come from?

pui (Romanian) comes from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pui (Romanian): chicken; chick; cub, youngling, nestling, whelp,...

Definitions

  1. chicken; chick; cub, youngling, nestling, whelp,...

Ancestry of “pui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “pui”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →