Where does “vesel” come from?

vesel (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic веселъ, from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

vesel (Romanian): glad

Definitions

  1. glad

Ancestry of “vesel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвеселъmerry
2Proto-Slavicveselъmerry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicweselascheerful, merry, happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “vesel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas →