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

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “vējš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvējswind air in motion due to uneven atmospheric pressure
2Proto-Balticwēyas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vējš”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Baltic wēyas →Every word from Latvian vējs →