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Where does “wēyas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wēyas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wēyas”

  • vējs
  • vējš
  • vējains
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