Where does “Bichigi” come from?

Bichigi (Romanian) comes from Hungarian békés, from Hungarian béke, from Portuguese beco, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “Bichigi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbékéspeaceful
2Hungarianbékepeace
3Portuguesebecoalley
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “Bichigi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →