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Where does “vosotras” come from?

vosotras (Spanish) comes from Spanish otras, from Spanish otro, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vosotras (Spanish): you; second person feminine plural personal...

Definitions

  1. you; second person feminine plural personal...

Ancestry of “vosotras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishotrasfeminine plural of otro
2Spanishotroother, another; "Not again!" or "What, again?";...
3Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
4LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
5Proto-Italicwertō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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