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Where does “valъ” come from?

valъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “valъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “valъ”

  • вал
  • валовой
  • валик
  • вала
  • obala
  • вал
  • val
  • обала
  • val
  • val
  • валъ
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