Where does “*wiā” come from?
*wiā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “*wiā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |