Where does “sau” come from?
sau (Romanian) comes from Romanian șa, from Vulgar Latin sa, from Latin sua, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
sau (Romanian): his / her; his/hers
Ancestry of “sau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | șa | saddle |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sa | paternal uncle |
| 3 | Latin | sua | nominative singular feminine of suus; nominative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |