Where does “oubir” come from?
oubir (Mirandese) comes from Old Portuguese ouvyr, from Old Portuguese ouir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
oubir (Mirandese): to hear
Ancestry of “oubir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | ouvyr | Alternative form of ouir |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ouir | to hear |
| 3 | Latin | audīre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |