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Where does “весло” come from?

весло (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic весло, from Proto-Slavic veslo, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-tlom / weǵʰ-s-lom, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

весло (Russian): oar, paddle, scull; spoon; rifle, especially a...

Definitions

  1. oar, paddle, scull; spoon; rifle, especially a...

Ancestry of “весло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвесло—
2Proto-Slavicveslooar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-tlom / weǵʰ-s-lom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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