Where does “ulei” come from?

ulei (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic olejь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

ulei (Romanian): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “ulei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolejьoil, olive oil
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “ulei”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →