Where does “vjaġġ” come from?

vjaġġ (Maltese) comes from Italian viaggio, from Occitan viatge, from Old Occitan viatge, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vjaġġ (Maltese): trip, voyage, travel

Definitions

  1. trip, voyage, travel

Ancestry of “vjaġġ”, step by step

vjaġġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian viaggio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviaggiojourney, trip, tour, voyage; travels, travel,...
2Occitanviatgejourney
3Old Occitanviatge
4Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
5Latinviāroad, street, path
6Proto-Italic*wiāroad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Sicilian viaggiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianviaggiu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā