Where does “вояж” come from?
вояж (Russian) comes from French voyage, from Old French voiage, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
вояж (Russian): voyage, trip
Definitions
- voyage, trip
Ancestry of “вояж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | voyage | trip, travel; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old French | voiage | journey; voyage |
| 3 | Latin | viāticum | travelling-money; provision for a journey |
| 4 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |