Where does “Vilnius” come from?

Vilnius (Dutch) comes from Lithuanian Vìlnius, from Lithuanian vilnis — wave.

Ancestry of “Vilnius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LithuanianVìlnius—
2Lithuanianvilniswave
Every word from Lithuanian vilnis →Every word from Lithuanian Vìlnius →
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