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Where does “vusch” come from?

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

vusch (Romansch): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “vusch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocemaccusative singular of vōx; first-person singular...
2Latinvoxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, ...
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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