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Where does “vainošana” come from?

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

vainošana (Latvian): blaming; verbal noun of vainot

Definitions

  1. blaming; verbal noun of vainot

Ancestry of “vainošana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvainotto find guilty, to blame, to attribute guilt to
2Latvianvainafault, guilt; defect, imperfection, flaw, fault;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwei-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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