Where does “unchiulică” come from?

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

Ancestry of “unchiulică”, step by step

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