Where does “avânta” come from?

avânta (Romanian) comes from Romanian avânt, from Romanian vânt, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

avânta (Romanian): to rush at or to, dash towards

Definitions

  1. to rush at or to, dash towards

Ancestry of “avânta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianavântelan, ardor, zeal
2Romanianvântwind
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “avânta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →