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Where does “wi-so-s” come from?

wi-so-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wī-, from Proto-Indo-European weye- — to drive, separate.

Ancestry of “wi-so-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-apart, asunder, in two; separate, alone;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweye-to drive, separate

Words derived from “wi-so-s”

  • visu
  • viss
  • Visvaldis
  • visus
  • visas
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