Where does “vesel” come from?

vesel (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

vesel (Serbo-Croatian): happy, cheerful, merry

Definitions

  1. happy, cheerful, merry

Ancestry of “vesel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicveselъmerry
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweselascheerful, merry, happy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas →
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