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Where does “vis” come from?

vis (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian uitśi-(ā), from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vis (Albanian): place; land; country

Definitions

  1. place; land; country

Ancestry of “vis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianuitśi-(ā)—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vis”

  • stërvis
  • visele
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