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Where does “welā” come from?

welā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European welH-os, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “welā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-osround
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “welā”

  • volar
  • volarly
  • vola
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