Where does “unchiaș” come from?

unchiaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian unchi, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

unchiaș (Romanian): greybeard

Definitions

  1. greybeard

Ancestry of “unchiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianunchiuncle
2Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “unchiaș

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os