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

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “vasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianwacáhyearling calf
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

Words derived from “vasa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s
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