Where does “voĉkordo” come from?
voĉkordo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto voĉo, from Italian voce, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
voĉkordo (Esperanto): vocal cord
Ancestry of “voĉkordo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | voĉo | voice; vote |
| 2 | Italian | voce | voice; sound an animal makes; article |
| 3 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |