Where does “vecums” come from?

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

vecums (Latvian): old age; age; age, oldness

Definitions

  1. old age; age; age, oldness

Ancestry of “vecums”, step by step

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