Where does “vejur” come from?

vejur (Dalmatian) comes from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vejur (Dalmatian): to watch over; to stay up, keep a vigil

Definitions

  1. to watch over; to stay up, keep a vigil

Ancestry of “vejur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigilāre—
2Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilāre →