Where does “вихрь” come from?
вихрь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вихърь, from Proto-Slavic vixъrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀšuras, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
вихрь (Russian): whirlwind; vortex, swirl; eddy, twirl
Definitions
- whirlwind; vortex, swirl; eddy, twirl
Ancestry of “вихрь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | вихърь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vixъrъ | whirlwind |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weiˀšuras | whirlwind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |