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Where does “wónsa” come from?

wónsa (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “wónsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wónsa”

  • Wasik
  • усатый
  • ус
  • усик
  • ūsa
  • ūsains
  • Białowąs
  • wąsacz
  • Wąs
  • Wąsacz
  • Wons
  • Wąsik
  • Wąsala
  • wąs
  • wąsik
  • us
  • vousatý
  • fous
  • vous
  • vǫdsъ
  • ǫsъ
  • vǫsъ
  • усъ
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