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Where does “vecis” come from?

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

vecis (Latvian): old man; old one, husband; parents

Definitions

  1. old man; old one, husband; parents

Ancestry of “vecis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvecsold; old, previous; old one
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*wétušas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-—

Words derived from “vecis”

  • vecītis
  • veča
  • vecene
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →