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.

*wiā (Proto-Italic): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “*wiā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “*wiā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →
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