Where does “beque” come from?

beque (Galician) comes from Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

beque (Galician): blind alley

Definitions

  1. blind alley

Ancestry of “beque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviaroad, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,...
2Proto-Italicwijāroad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wijā →