Where does “biktima” come from?

biktima (Cebuano) comes from Spanish víctima, from Latin victima, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

biktima (Cebuano): victim

Definitions

  1. victim

Ancestry of “biktima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvíctimavictim
2Latinvictimasacrificial victim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “biktima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin victima →