Where does “vesselä” come from?

vesselä (Ingrian) comes from Russian весёлый, from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

vesselä (Ingrian): cheerful, merry

Definitions

  1. cheerful, merry

Ancestry of “vesselä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвесёлыйmerry, cheerful, happy, convivial, hilarious,...
2Proto-Slavicveselъmerry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicweselascheerful, merry, happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “vesselä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas →