Where does “vēss” come from?

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

vēss (Latvian): cool, cold; cool; cold, cool

Definitions

  1. cool, cold; cool; cold, cool

Ancestry of “vēss”, step by step

vēss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic wēsus

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

via Proto-Balto-Slavic wēsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwēsas—

Words derived from “vēss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēsus →