Where does “voyou” come from?

voyou (French) comes 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.

voyou (French): thug, yob, hooligan

Definitions

  1. thug, yob, hooligan

Ancestry of “voyou”, step by step

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

Words derived from “voyou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →