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Where does “wh₁iéye-” come from?

wh₁iéye- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Ancestry of “wh₁iéye-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “wh₁iéye-”

  • vie
  • viescere
  • viens
  • vies
  • viendus
  • vieto
  • viento
  • vieo
  • viesco
  • vienti
  • viști
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