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Where does “viesuļvētra” come from?

viesuļvētra (Latvian) comes from Latvian vētra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wētrā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

viesuļvētra (Latvian): hurricane; tornado; gale

Definitions

  1. hurricane; tornado; gale

Ancestry of “viesuļvētra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvētrastorm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwētrā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →