Where does “chiagne” come from?

chiagne (Neapolitan) comes from Latin plangere, from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

chiagne (Neapolitan): to weep, to cry

Definitions

to weep, to cry

Ancestry of “chiagne”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	plangere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
2	Latin	plangō	to strike, beat, flap
3	Proto-Indo-European	pleh₂k-	to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin plangō →Every word from Latin plangere →