Where does “văita” come from?

văita (Romanian) comes from Romanian vai, from Romanian vale, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

văita (Romanian): to whine, bemoan, wail, complain, lament

Definitions

  1. to whine, bemoan, wail, complain, lament

Ancestry of “văita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvaialas, woe
2Romanianvalevalley
3Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “văita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →