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Where does “ветар” come from?

ветар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “ветар”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ветар”

  • ветреушка
  • ветрина
  • ветрић
  • ветрењак
  • ветрењаст
  • ветровит
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