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Where does “puiandru” come from?

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

puiandru (Romanian): a big chick, or other animal offspring; a big...

Definitions

  1. a big chick, or other animal offspring; a big...

Ancestry of “puiandru”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puiandru”

  • puiandră
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