Where does “весь” come from?

весь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vьsь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

весь (Old East Slavic): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “весь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьsьhamlet, village
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьsь →
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