Where does “boûz” come from?
boûz (Istriot) comes from Latin vōcem, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
boûz (Istriot): voice
Ancestry of “boûz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vōcem | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |