Where does “wesołość” come from?

wesołość (Polish) comes from Polish Wesoły, from Old Polish wesoły, from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

wesołość (Polish): merriment, mirth, joy, cheerfulness

Definitions

  1. merriment, mirth, joy, cheerfulness

Ancestry of “wesołość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWesołymerry
2Old Polishwesołymerry
3Proto-Slavicveselъmerry
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweselascheerful, merry, happy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas →