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Where does “wēsas” come from?

wēsas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wē- — to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe.

Ancestry of “wēsas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “wēsas”

  • vēsums
  • vēss
  • vēsma
  • Vēsma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wē- →