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Where does “vaya” come from?

vaya (Spanish) comes from Spanish ir, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

vaya (Spanish): Wow!, Why, Oh!, Whoa!, Well!, Man!, Boy!; Gee!,...

Definitions

  1. Wow!, Why, Oh!, Whoa!, Well!, Man!, Boy!; Gee!,...

Ancestry of “vaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishirto go; to come; to be going to , to go
2Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
3Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
4Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
5Proto-Hellenicehmito be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “vaya”

  • vaia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →