Where does “vèvè” come from?

vèvè (Haitian Creole) comes from Portuguese viver, from Old Portuguese viver, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vèvè (Haitian Creole): veve Vodou religious symbol

Definitions

  1. veve Vodou religious symbol

Ancestry of “vèvè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseviverto live; to have life
2Old Portugueseviver—
3Latinvīvere—
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vèvè”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →