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
Ancestry of “viesuļvētra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | vētra | storm |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wētrā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |