Where does “vokaali” come from?
vokaali (Finnish) comes from Swedish vokal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
vokaali (Finnish): vowel
Definitions
- vowel
Ancestry of “vokaali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vokal | vocal, using the voice; vocal; a vowel |
| 2 | Latin | vōcālis | uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal |
| 3 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |