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Where does “vaia” come from?

vaia (Portuguese) comes from Spanish vaya, from Spanish ir, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

vaia (Portuguese): boo

Definitions

  1. boo

Ancestry of “vaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishvayaWow!, Why, Oh!, Whoa!, Well!, Man!, Boy!; Gee!,...
2Spanishirto go; to come; to be going to , to go
3Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
4Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
5Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
6Proto-Hellenicehmito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →