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Where does “венский” come from?

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

венский (Russian): Viennese

Definitions

  1. Viennese

Ancestry of “венский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВе́на—
2ItalianVienna—
3LatinVindobona—
4Gaulish*Windobona—
Every word from Gaulish *Windobona →