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Where does “yeaspi” come from?

yeaspi (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin vespis, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

yeaspi (Aromanian): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “yeaspi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvespisdative plural of vespa; ablative plural of vespa
2Latinvespawasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “yeaspi”

  • yispinedz
  • yispar
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