Where does “obi” come from?

obi (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese ouvir, from Old Portuguese ouvyr, from Old Portuguese ouir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

obi (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to hear

Definitions

  1. to hear

Ancestry of “obi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseouvirto hear
2Old PortugueseouvyrAlternative form of ouir
3Old Portugueseouirto hear
4Latinaudīre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d- →Every word from Latin audīre →