Where does “vēsums” come from?

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

vēsums (Latvian): cool, coolness; cool place; cool, cold

Definitions

  1. cool, coolness; cool place; cool, cold

Ancestry of “vēsums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvēsscool, cold; cool; cold, cool
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwēsus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēsus →Every word from Latvian vēss →