Where does “vājprātība” come from?

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

vājprātība (Latvian): craziness, madness, insanity

Definitions

  1. craziness, madness, insanity

Ancestry of “vājprātība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvājprātsmadness, insanity; nonsense, madness
2Latvianvājšweak; weak, poor; weak, mild, dim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāy-—
4Proto-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 →