Where does “güei” come from?
güei (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin oie, from Latin hodie, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
güei (Asturian): today; wow, woah
Ancestry of “güei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | oie | — |
| 2 | Latin | hodie | today |
| 3 | Latin | die | ablative singular of diēs; day; before the day |
| 4 | Latin | dies | A day, "particularly:" |
| 5 | Latin | diem | accusative singular of diēs |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |