Where does “parvenu” come from?

parvenu (Dutch) comes from French parvenu, from Latin pervenio, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

parvenu (Dutch): parvenu a social climber not accepted by his or her new milieu, often due to crassness

Definitions

  1. parvenu a social climber not accepted by his or her new milieu, often due to crassness

Ancestry of “parvenu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparvenuparvenu; past participle of parvenir
2LatinpervenioI come, arrive; I reach, attain, come to
3Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
4Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →