Where does “butsescu” come from?

butsescu (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.

butsescu (Aromanian): I bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn for

Definitions

  1. I bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn for

Ancestry of “butsescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianboatsivoice
2Latinvōcem—
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →