Where does “vaina” come from?

vaina (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wei-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vaina (Latvian): fault, guilt; defect, imperfection, flaw, fault;...

Definitions

  1. fault, guilt; defect, imperfection, flaw, fault;...

Ancestry of “vaina”, step by step

vaina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic wei-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwei-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Proto-Balto-Slavic wai-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwai-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear

Words derived from “vaina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wei- →