Where does “gai” come from?

gai (Italian) comes from Italian gaio, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

gai (Italian): masculine plural of gaio

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of gaio

Ancestry of “gai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangaiogay, cheerful, happy
2Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
3Proto-Italicwagos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →