Where does “onda” come from?

onda (Romansch) comes from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

onda (Romansch): aunt; wave

Definitions

  1. aunt; wave

Ancestry of “onda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →