Where does “obi” come from?
obi (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese ouvir, from Old Portuguese ouvyr, from Old Portuguese ouir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
obi (Kabuverdianu): hear; listen; obey
Ancestry of “obi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ouvir | to hear |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ouvyr | Alternative form of ouir |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | ouir | to hear |
| 4 | Latin | audīre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |