Where does “bua” come from?

bua (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese voar, from Old Portuguese voar, from Latin volare, from Latin volo, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

bua (Kabuverdianu): to fly

Definitions

  1. to fly

Ancestry of “bua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevoarto fly
2Old Portuguesevoar—
3Latinvolareinflection of volō: ## present active...
4LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
5Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “bua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin volo →