oreja

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Spanish word oreja comes from Latin marem, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (Ear.)

marem (Latin)

*h₂ew- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂ous- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂ṓws (Proto-Indo-European)

Ear.

*auzis (Proto-Italic)

auris (Latin)

(anatomy) ear.

oricla (Vulgar Latin)

oreja (Spanish)

Ear.

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