Where does “güija” come from?

güija (Spanish) comes from English Ouija, from French oui, from Old French oil, from Old French il, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

güija (Spanish): Ouija; Ouija board

Definitions

  1. Ouija; Ouija board

Ancestry of “güija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOuijaA board, having letters of the alphabet and the...
2Frenchouiyes
3Old Frenchoilyes; Alternative form of ueil
4Old Frenchilhe; they
5Latinillīfound in
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →