Where does “Вена” come from?
Вена (Kyrgyz) comes from Russian Ве́на, from Italian Vienna, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.
Ancestry of “Вена”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ве́на | vein |
| 2 | Italian | Vienna | — |
| 3 | Latin | Vindobona | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | *Windobona | — |