Where does “vējš” come from?
vējš (Latvian) comes from Latvian vējs, from Proto-Baltic wēyas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
vējš (Latvian): wind
Ancestry of “vējš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | vējs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | wēyas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “vējš”