Where does “веснянка” come from?

веснянка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian весна, from Proto-Slavic vesna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic was(e)r, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

веснянка (Ukrainian): freckle

Definitions

  1. freckle

Ancestry of “веснянка”, step by step

веснянка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian весна

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвеснаspring
2Proto-Slavicvesnaspring
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwas(e)rspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

via Ukrainian весня́ний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвесня́нийspring, vernal of or pertaining to springtime

Words derived from “веснянка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic was(e)r →Every word from Proto-Slavic vesna →