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Where does “vējs” come from?

vējs (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic wēyas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “vējs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticwēyas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vējs”

  • vējš
  • vējains
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →