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Where does “vixъrъ” come from?

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

vixъrъ (Proto-Slavic): whirlwind

Definitions

  1. whirlwind

Ancestry of “vixъrъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀšuraswhirlwind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vixъrъ”

  • вихрь
  • vihuri
  • vihurirokko
  • wicher
  • vihor
  • вихор
  • vichr
  • vichřice
  • виор
  • víchor
  • vihar
  • вихърь
  • vaixår
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