Where does “ветряная мельница” come from?

ветряная мельница (Russian) comes from Russian ветряно́й, from Russian ве́тер, from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ветряная мельница (Russian): windmill, windpump the machine or the structure housing it

Definitions

  1. windmill, windpump the machine or the structure housing it

Ancestry of “ветряная мельница”, step by step

ветряная мельница traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ветряно́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianветряно́йwind
2Russianве́терwind
3Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Russian ме́льница

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́льницаmill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic větrъ →Every word from Russian ве́тер →