Where does “veireņš” come from?

veireņš (Latgalian) comes from Latgalian veirs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wī́ˀras, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

veireņš (Latgalian): hubby

Definitions

  1. hubby

Ancestry of “veireņš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgalianveirshusband
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwī́ˀrasman, male
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wī́ˀras →