Where does “vij” come from?

vij (Albanian) comes from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

vij (Albanian): I arrive; I come

Definitions

  1. I arrive; I come

Ancestry of “vij”, step by step

vij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin veniō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
2Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “vij”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →