Where does “ветраны” come from?
ветраны (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian ве́цер, from Old East Slavic вѣтръ, from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
ветраны (Belarusian): windy
Ancestry of “ветраны”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Belarusian | ве́цер | wind |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вѣтръ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | větrъ | wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |