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Where does “vesels” come from?

vesels (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

vesels (Latvian): healthy; healthy, sound; used to wish well to...

Definitions

  1. healthy; healthy, sound; used to wish well to...

Ancestry of “vesels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicweselas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
3Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “vesels”

  • veselīgs
  • veselība
  • veselums
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