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
Ancestry of “аба-вуа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abat-voix | abatvoix |
| 2 | French | voix | voice; vote |
| 3 | Middle French | voix | voice |
| 4 | Old French | voiz | voice |
| 5 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |