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Where does “way-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “way-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “way-”

  • vājprāts
  • vājprātība
  • vājredzība
  • vājums
  • vājš
  • vājība
  • vājdzirdība
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