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Where does “вьсь” come from?

вьсь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vьśь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

вьсь (Old Church Slavonic): all, every; whole; village

Definitions

  1. all, every; whole; village

Ancestry of “вьсь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьśьall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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