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Where does “voios” come from?

voios (Romanian) comes from Romanian os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

voios (Romanian): bright, cheerful, joyful, jovial; spry

Definitions

  1. bright, cheerful, joyful, jovial; spry

Ancestry of “voios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōs—
4Proto-Italicōs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “voios”

  • voioșie
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