Where does “voi” come from?
voi (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin voleo, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
voi (Aromanian): you (plural), you all (group being addressed)
Definitions
- you (plural), you all (group being addressed)
Ancestry of “voi”, step by step
voi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin voleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | voleo | — |
| 2 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |