Where does “аба-вуа” come from?

аба-вуа (Russian) comes from French abat-voix, from French voix, from Middle French voix, from Old French voiz, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

аба-вуа (Russian): abat-voix

Definitions

  1. abat-voix

Ancestry of “аба-вуа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabat-voixabatvoix
2Frenchvoixvoice; vote
3Middle Frenchvoixvoice
4Old Frenchvoizvoice
5Latinvōxvoice
6Proto-Italicwōksvoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks
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