Where does “boatsit” come from?

boatsit (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian boatsi, from Latin vōcem, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

boatsit (Aromanian): wail, wailing; lament, cry; dirge; keen

Definitions

  1. wail, wailing; lament, cry; dirge; keen

Ancestry of “boatsit”, step by step

boatsit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aromanian boatsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianboatsivoice
2Latinvōcem—
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Latin vōcitum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōcitumempty
2Latinvōxvoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwōkʷsspeech, voice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →