Where does “vīrs” come from?

vīrs (Samogitian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vīrs (Samogitian): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “vīrs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vīrs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →
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