Where does “viyadük” come from?

viyadük (Turkish) comes from French viaduc, from Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viyadük (Turkish): viaduct

Definitions

  1. viaduct

Ancestry of “viyadük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchviaducviaduct
2Latinviaroad, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,...
3Proto-Italicwijāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wijā →
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