Where does “vasa” come from?
vasa (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Iranian wacáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.
vasa (Proto-Finnic): calf
Ancestry of “vasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | wacáh | yearling calf |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | watsás | yearling calf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wots-ó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wétos | year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |
Words derived from “vasa”