Where does “vokāliste” come from?

vokāliste (Latvian) comes from Latvian vokālists, from Latvian vokāls, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vokāliste (Latvian): vocalist, singer

Definitions

  1. vocalist, singer

Ancestry of “vokāliste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvokālistsvocalist, professional singer
2Latvianvokālsvocal
3Latinvōcālisuttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal
4Latinvōxvoice
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks