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Where does “viss” come from?

viss (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wiśas, from Proto-Indo-European wi-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European wī-, from Proto-Indo-European weye- — to drive, separate.

viss (Latvian): all, whole, entire; all, whole; all, all the..

Definitions

  1. all, whole, entire; all, whole; all, all the..

Ancestry of “viss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwiśas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-so-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-apart, asunder, in two; separate, alone;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweye-to drive, separate

Words derived from “viss”

  • visu
  • Visvaldis
  • visus
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