Where does “vyann kochon” come from?
vyann kochon (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole vyann, from French viande, from Old French viande, from Latin vīvanda, from Latin vīvenda, from Latin vīvendus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.
vyann kochon (Haitian Creole): pork
Definitions
- pork
Ancestry of “vyann kochon”, step by step
vyann kochon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole vyann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | vyann | meat |
| 2 | French | viande | meat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece... |
| 3 | Old French | viande | food |
| 4 | Latin | vīvanda | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīvenda | — |
| 6 | Latin | vīvendus | which is to be lived |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |