Where does “puiuluț” come from?

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

Ancestry of “puiuluț”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus
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