Where does “abi” come from?

abi (Romanian) comes from Latin ad vix, from Latin vix, from Proto-Italic wiks, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “abi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinad vixbarely
2Latinvixwith difficulty; scarcely, barely; hardly,...
3Proto-Italicwiks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Italic wiks →