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
Ancestry of “chiagne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | plangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | plangō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |