Where does “веснянка” come from?

веснянка (Russian) comes from Russian весна́, from Proto-Slavic vesna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic was(e)r, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

веснянка (Russian): spring song, vesnianka Eastern Slavic ritual song and dance

Definitions

  1. spring song, vesnianka Eastern Slavic ritual song and dance

Ancestry of “веснянка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвесна́spring
2Proto-Slavicvesnaspring
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwas(e)rspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic was(e)rEvery word from Proto-Slavic vesna
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