Where does “suvenir” come from?

suvenir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French souvenir, from Middle French soubvenir, from Old French sovenir, from Latin subveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

suvenir (Serbo-Croatian): souvenir

Definitions

  1. souvenir

Ancestry of “suvenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsouvenirto remember; memory; souvenir
2Middle Frenchsoubvenirto remember
3Old Frenchsovenirto remember; to recall
4Latinsubveniōto support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue
5Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
6Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →