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Where does “Ве́на” come from?

Ве́на (Russian) comes from Italian Vienna, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.

Ancestry of “Ве́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianVienna—
2LatinVindobona—
3Gaulish*Windobona—

Words derived from “Ве́на”

  • венский
Every word from Gaulish *Windobona →