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Where does “*wesus” come from?

*wesus (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “*wesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
2Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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