Where does “żvija” come from?

żvija (Maltese) comes from Italian sviare, from Italian via, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

żvija (Maltese): to deviate, to go astray

Definitions

  1. to deviate, to go astray

Ancestry of “żvija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansviareto divert; to reroute to less embarrassing...
2Italianviaroad, street, path; way, route; means
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →