Where does “viesulas” come from?

viesulas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀšuras, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

viesulas (Lithuanian): tornado, whirlwind

Definitions

  1. tornado, whirlwind

Ancestry of “viesulas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀšuraswhirlwind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀšuras →