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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

Definitions

  1. pullet

Ancestry of “puiandră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpuiandrua big chick, or other animal offspring; a big...
2Romanianpuichicken; chick; cub, youngling, nestling, whelp,...
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
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