Where does “suvenir” come from?

suvenir (Indonesian) comes from Dutch souvenir, from French souvenir, from Middle French soubvenir, from Old French sovenir, from Latin subveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti — he, she.

suvenir (Indonesian): souvenir

Definitions

  1. souvenir

Ancestry of “suvenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsouvenirsouvenir
2Frenchsouvenirto remember; memory; souvenir
3Middle Frenchsoubvenirto remember
4Old Frenchsovenirto remember; to recall
5Latinsubveniōto support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue
6Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
7Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →