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
Ancestry of “vjaġġ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | viaggio | journey, trip, tour, voyage; travels, travel,... |
| 2 | Occitan | viatge | journey |
| 3 | Old Occitan | viatge | — |
| 4 | Latin | viāticum | — |
| 5 | Latin | viā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |