Where does “wijā” come from?

wijā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wijā (Proto-Italic): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “wijā”, step by step

wijā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂

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

via Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—

Words derived from “wijā”

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