Where does “vaen” come from?
vaen (Estonian) comes from Old East Slavic воина, from Proto-Slavic vojьna, from Proto-Slavic vojьnъ, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vaen (Estonian): hostility, enmity
Ancestry of “vaen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | воина | war |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vojьna | war |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vojьnъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vojь | soldier; curving, turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | woyh₁-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |