Where does “uví” come from?

uví (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.

uví (Kabuverdianu): hear

Definitions

  1. hear

Ancestry of “uví”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseouvirto hear
2Old PortugueseouvyrAlternative form of ouir
3Old Portugueseouirto hear
4Latinaudīre
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-Every word from Latin audīre
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