Where does “hendija” come from?

hendija (Spanish) comes from Latin findicula, from Latin findō, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

hendija (Spanish): A small groove, slit or other indentation

Definitions

  1. A small groove, slit or other indentation

Ancestry of “hendija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfindicula—
2Latinfindōto cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part
3Proto-Italicfindōsplit, cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic findō →