Where does “aji” come from?

aji (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese agir, from French agir, from Latin agere, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aji (Kabuverdianu): act

Definitions

  1. act

Ancestry of “aji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseagirto do something; to act; to function; to perform;...
2Frenchagirto act; to act, to do; to act, behave
3Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Latin agere →