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Where does “весло” come from?

весло (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic veslo, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-tlom / weǵʰ-s-lom, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

весло (Serbo-Croatian): oar

Definitions

  1. oar

Ancestry of “весло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicveslooar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-tlom / weǵʰ-s-lom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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