Where does “aervojo” come from?

aervojo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vojo, from French voie, from Old French voie, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

aervojo (Esperanto): airway

Definitions

  1. airway

Ancestry of “aervojo”, step by step

aervojo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto vojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovojoway
2Frenchvoieway, track; lane; calling, path in life
3Old Frenchvoiepath; lane; route; trip; journey
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Esperanto aero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaeroair
2Latināērair
3Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
4Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →