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Where does “ветер” come from?

ветер (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ветер (Russian): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “ветер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “ветер”

  • ветряной
  • ветровой
  • -ветрить
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