Where does “vėlė” come from?
vėlė (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
vėlė (Lithuanian): Spirit of a dead human, ghost . It was said that...
Definitions
- Spirit of a dead human, ghost . It was said that...
Ancestry of “vėlė”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |