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Where does “wesnos” come from?

wesnos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “wesnos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wesnos”

  • venus
  • venu
  • veneria
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →