Where does “весна” come from?
весна (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vesna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic was(e)r, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
весна (Old Church Slavonic): spring
Ancestry of “весна”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vesna | spring |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | was(e)r | spring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |