Where does “vecene” come from?

vecene (Latvian) comes from Latvian vecis, from Latvian vecs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

vecene (Latvian): old woman; also ugly, evil woman; wife

Definitions

  1. old woman; also ugly, evil woman; wife

Ancestry of “vecene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvecisold man; old one, husband; parents
2Latvianvecsold; old, previous; old one
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*wétušasold, ancient
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas →Every word from Latvian vecs →