Where does “ievainojums” come from?

ievainojums (Latvian) comes from Latvian ievainot, from Latvian vainot, from Latvian vaina, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wei-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ievainojums (Latvian): injury

Definitions

  1. injury

Ancestry of “ievainojums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianievainotto wound, to injure
2Latvianvainotto find guilty, to blame, to attribute guilt to
3Latvianvainafault, guilt; defect, imperfection, flaw, fault;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwei-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wei- →Every word from Latvian vaina →