oso

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Spanish word oso comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (Bear.)

*h₂ŕ̥tḱos (Proto-Indo-European)

Bear.

*orssos (Proto-Italic)

Bear.

ursus (Latin)

A bear.

*ussus (Vulgar Latin)

osso (Old Spanish)

Bear.

oso (Spanish)

(slang) bear (large hairy man, especially homosexual). Bear.

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