Where does “vājība” come from?

vājība (Latvian) comes from Latvian vājš, from Proto-Indo-European wāy-, from Proto-Indo-European wē- — to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe.

vājība (Latvian): weakness; disease, illness, physical weakness

Definitions

  1. weakness; disease, illness, physical weakness

Ancestry of “vājība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvājšweak; weak, poor; weak, mild, dim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwāy-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāy- →Every word from Latvian vājš →