Where does “vājš” come from?

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

vājš (Latvian): weak; weak, poor; weak, mild, dim

Definitions

  1. weak; weak, poor; weak, mild, dim

Ancestry of “vājš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwāy-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “vājš”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāy- →