Where does “vousch” come from?

vousch (Romansch) comes from Latin vōcem, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vousch (Romansch): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “vousch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōcem—
2Proto-Italicwōksvoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →