Where does “ве́ник” come from?
ве́ник (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣникъ, from Proto-Slavic *věnikъ, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Ancestry of “ве́ник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | вѣникъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *věnikъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
Words derived from “ве́ник”