Where does “voz” come from?

voz (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese voz, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

voz (Galician): voice; public opinion; voice of a verb

Definitions

  1. voice; public opinion; voice of a verb

Ancestry of “voz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevoz—
2Latinvōxvoice
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →