Where does “vel” come from?

vel (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic велии, from Proto-Slavic *veľь — great.

vel (Romanian): great

Definitions

  1. great

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвелии—
2Proto-Slavic*veľьgreat
Every word from Proto-Slavic *veľь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic велии →