Where does “velaí” come from?

velaí (Galician) comes from Galician la, from Old Portuguese lãa, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

velaí (Galician): behold, voilà

Definitions

  1. behold, voilà

Ancestry of “velaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianlaAlternative form of a; la; A
2Old Portugueselãawool, fleece
3Latinlānawool
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Latin lāna →