Where does “vokali” come from?

vokali (Maltese) comes from Italian vocale, 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.

vokali (Maltese): vowel

Definitions

  1. vowel

Ancestry of “vokali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvocalevocal; voice; vowel
2Latinvōcālisuttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →
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