Where does “vuci” come from?
vuci (Sicilian) comes from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
vuci (Sicilian): Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
Definitions
- Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
Ancestry of “vuci”, step by step
vuci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vōx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Old Czech vóči
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | vóči | — |