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Where does “vilna” come from?

vilna (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

vilna (Latvian): genitive singular form of vilns; wool (the hair...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of vilns; wool (the hair...

Ancestry of “vilna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwílˀnāˀwool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “vilna”

  • kokvilna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →