Where does “вокальный” come from?
вокальный (Russian) comes from French vocal, from Old French vocal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
вокальный (Russian): vocal
Ancestry of “вокальный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | vocal | vocal, related to the voice |
| 2 | Old French | vocal | vocal |
| 3 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |