Where does “vida” come from?

vida (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese vĩida, from Old Portuguese vĩir, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

vida (Galician): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “vida”, step by step

vida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese vĩida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevĩida—
2Old Portuguesevĩirto come
3Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
4Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old Portuguese vida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevida—
2Latinvītalife
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →