Where does “biahe” come from?
biahe (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu viaji, from Portuguese viajar, from Portuguese viagem, from Old Portuguese viagem, from Old Occitan viatge, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
biahe (Papiamentu): travel, journey
Definitions
- travel, journey
Ancestry of “biahe”, step by step
biahe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu viaji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | viaji | to travel |
| 2 | Portuguese | viajar | to travel; to not pay attention; to be... |
| 3 | Portuguese | viagem | trip, journey, voyage; travel |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | viagem | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | viatge | — |
| 6 | Latin | viāticum | travelling-money; provision for a journey |
| 7 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |