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Where does “vojsulko” come from?

vojsulko (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.

vojsulko (Esperanto): trail

Definitions

  1. trail

Ancestry of “vojsulko”, step by step

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