Where does “ウェスタ” come from?

ウェスタ (Japanese) comes from Latin Vesta, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

ウェスタ (Japanese): Vesta

Definitions

  1. Vesta

Ancestry of “ウェスタ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVestagoddess of the hearth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Latin Vesta →