Where does “puiandră” come from?
puiandră (Romanian) comes from Romanian puiandru, from Romanian pui, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
puiandră (Romanian): pullet
Ancestry of “puiandră”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | puiandru | a big chick, or other animal offspring; a big... |
| 2 | Romanian | pui | chicken; chick; cub, youngling, nestling, whelp,... |
| 3 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |