Where does “venì” come from?
venì (Neapolitan) comes from Latin venire, from Latin venio, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
venì (Neapolitan): to come
Ancestry of “venì”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | venire | present active infinitive of veniō; present... |
| 2 | Latin | venio | I come; I approach |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |