Where does “veselums” come from?
veselums (Latvian) comes from Latvian vesels, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
veselums (Latvian): whole, wholeness; health, wholeness; wholeness,...
Definitions
- whole, wholeness; health, wholeness; wholeness,...
Ancestry of “veselums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | vesels | healthy; healthy, sound; used to wish well to... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weselas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wésus | good, excellent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |