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Where does “ūdeņains” come from?

ūdeņains (Latvian) comes from Latvian ūdens, from Proto-Baltic ūden-, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ūdeņains (Latvian): watery, humid, moist; colorless, dull, without...

Definitions

  1. watery, humid, moist; colorless, dull, without...

Ancestry of “ūdeņains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianūdenswater; waters; water, aquatic, aqua-
2Proto-Balticūden-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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