Where does “вихор” come from?
вихор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vixъrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀšuras, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
вихор (Serbo-Croatian): whirlwind
Ancestry of “вихор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vixъrъ | whirlwind |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weiˀšuras | whirlwind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |