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Where does “valsi” come from?

valsi (Italian) comes from Italian valere, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valsi (Italian): first-person singular past historic of valere

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past historic of valere

Ancestry of “valsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvalereto be worth; to be valid; to apply; to count; to...
2Latinvaleō—
3Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →