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Where does “буревестник” come from?

буревестник (Russian) comes from Russian ве́стник, from Russian весть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

буревестник (Russian): petrel

Definitions

  1. petrel

Ancestry of “буревестник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́стникmessenger
2Russianвестьnews, piece of news, message; tidings; news;...
3Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →