Where does “Visvaldis” come from?
Visvaldis (Latvian) comes from Latvian viss, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wiśas, from Proto-Indo-European wi-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European wī-, from Proto-Indo-European weye- — to drive, separate.
Ancestry of “Visvaldis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | viss | all, whole, entire; all, whole; all, all the.. |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wiśas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-so-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wī- | apart, asunder, in two; separate, alone;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weye- | to drive, separate |