Where does “voyaijou” come from?

voyaijou (Champenois) comes from Champenois voyaige, from Old French voiage, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

voyaijou (Champenois): traveler

Definitions

  1. traveler

Ancestry of “voyaijou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Champenoisvoyaigetrip
2Old Frenchvoiagejourney; voyage
3Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →