Where does “yiu” come from?

yiu (Aromanian) comes from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

yiu (Aromanian): alive

Definitions

  1. alive

Ancestry of “yiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvusalive, living
2Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →