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,...

ве́ник (Russian): broom, besom

Definitions

  1. broom, besom

Ancestry of “ве́ник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣникъ—
2Proto-Slavic*věnikъwreath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “ве́ник”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *věnikъ →Every word from Old East Slavic вѣникъ →