Where does “Վեզուվ” come from?

Վեզուվ (Armenian) comes from Russian Везу́вий, from Latin Vesuvius, from Proto-Celtic ves, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Վեզուվ (Armenian): Vesuvius

Definitions

  1. Vesuvius

Ancestry of “Վեզուվ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВезу́вийVesuvius
2LatinVesuviusVesuvius
3Proto-Celticvesmountain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ves →