avinjo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os

Latin avusder.

Esperanto avo

Proto-Germanic *-inī

Proto-West Germanic *-ini

Old High German -in

Middle High German -in

German -inbor.

Esperanto -ino

Esperanto avino

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-yeh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-n-yeh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-injāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ьňa

Russian -ня (-nja)bor.

Esperanto -nj-

Esperanto avinjo

From avino (“grandmother”) + -nj-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈvinjo/

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• Rhymes: -injo
• Syllabification: a‧vin‧jo
• Hyphenation: avi‧njo

Noun

avinjo (accusative singular avinjon, plural avinjoj, accusative plural avinjojn)

1. (endearing, familiar) grandma, granny, nanna, nana

   Mi ofte bakis keksojn kun mia avinjo.

   I often baked cookies with my nanna.