Where does “vatãm” come from?
vatãm (Aromanian) comes from Latin victimo, from Latin victima, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vatãm (Aromanian): I kill
Ancestry of “vatãm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | victimo | I offer for sacrifice |
| 2 | Latin | victima | sacrificial victim |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |