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Where does “vēsma” come from?

vēsma (Latvian) comes from Latvian vēss, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēsus, from Proto-Indo-European wē- — to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe.

vēsma (Latvian): breeze; whiff; sign, trend

Definitions

  1. breeze; whiff; sign, trend

Ancestry of “vēsma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvēsscool, cold; cool; cold, cool
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwēsus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “vēsma”

  • Vēsma
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