Where does “хиатус” come from?

хиатус (Russian) comes from Latin hiātus, from Latin hiō, from Proto-Italic hiāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

хиатус (Russian): hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)

Definitions

  1. hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)

Ancestry of “хиатус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhiātusa hiatus, opening (especially of the mouth), gap, aperture, cleft
2Latinhiōto yawn, gape
3Proto-Italichiāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁i-eh₂-to gape, be wide open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- →