Where does “byenvini” come from?
byenvini (Haitian Creole) comes from French bienvenue, from Old French bienvenue, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
byenvini (Haitian Creole): welcome
Ancestry of “byenvini”, step by step