Where does “wiwat” come from?

wiwat (Polish) comes from Latin vivat, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

wiwat (Polish): cheer, hurray

Definitions

  1. cheer, hurray

Ancestry of “wiwat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvivatthird-person singular present active subjunctive...
2Latinvīvere—
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “wiwat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →
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