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Where does “vuoi” come from?

vuoi (Istriot) comes from Vulgar Latin voleo, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

vuoi (Istriot): I want, desire

Definitions

  1. I want, desire

Ancestry of “vuoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvoleo—
2Latinvolō—
3Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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