Etymology

abuela

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Spanish abuela ← Late Latin aviola ← Latin avia
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwh₂os
  2. Latinavus
  3. Latinavia
  4. Late Latinaviola
  5. Spanishabuela
  6. English todayabuela

Borrowed from Spanish abuela.

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