Where does “Radvila” come from?

Radvila (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian viltis, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Radvila (Lithuanian): Radvila Astikas

Definitions

  1. Radvila Astikas

Ancestry of “Radvila”, step by step

Radvila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian viltis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianviltisto hope
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Lithuanian rasti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianrastifind, discover; acquire, get
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Lithuanian viltis →
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