February theme: Weather ⛈️
Teaser
wind,
window,
nirvana,
vent,
vent,
weather,
athlete,
fan,
atmosphere
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- to blow (of wind)
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂weyd-? to speak?, to sing?
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂weydeti
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Hellenic *awéidō I sing
- Classical Greek ἀείδω aeídō I sing
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Hellenic *awoidā́
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Classical Greek ἀοιδή aoidḗ song, ode, story, legend
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Classical Greek ὠιδή / ᾠδή ōⁱdḗ song, ode, story, legend contracted variant
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Latin ōda ode
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Classical Greek ὠιδεῖον / ᾠδεῖον ōⁱdeîon theatre, concert hall "song-place"
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Classical Greek κωμωιδία / κωμῳδία kōmōⁱdía comedy, play
- Greek κωμωδία komodía comedy
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Latin cōmoedia comedy
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Old French comedie
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Middle French comedie
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Middle English comedie
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Classical Greek μελωιδία / μελῳδία melōⁱdía song, singing, music, melody
- Greek μελωδία melodía melody, tune
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Latin melōdia melody, song
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Old French melodie
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Middle French
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Middle English melodye
- Classical Greek ῥαψωιδία / ῥαψῳδία rhapsōⁱdía
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Classical Greek τραγωιδία / τραγῳδία tragōⁱdía epic play, tragedy
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Latin tragoedia tragedy theatrical meaning only
- Classical Greek ψαλμωιδία / ψαλμῳδία psalmōⁱdía
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁trih₂?
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Balto-Slavic *wetrā
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East Baltic
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Slavic *vě̀trъ wind
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East Slavic
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South Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian ветар vetar wind
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West Slavic
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁dʰrom weather, that which causes blowing??
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Proto-Albanian *ŭdərā *ŭndərā
- Albanian vrëndë light rain
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Balto-Slavic
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Slavic *vedro
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East Slavic
- Russian вёдро vjodro fair weather
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South Slavic
- Old Church Slavonic ведро vedro good weather
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West Slavic
- Czech vedro heat, hot weather
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Germanic *wedrą weather, storm
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Germanic *unwedrą bad weather, storm
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North Germanic
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Old Norse óveðr
- Icelandic óveður storm
- Swedish oväder storm, bad weather
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West Germanic
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Old English unweder bad weather, storm
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Old High German unwetar
- German Unwetter severe weather
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North Germanic
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Old Norse veðr weather
- Icelandic veður weather, storm
- Swedish väder weather
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West Germanic
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Old English weder sky, weather, season
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Old High German wetar
- German Wetter weather, storm
- Yiddish וועטער veter weather
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Hellenic *áwethlon thing that makes you winded??
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Classical Greek ἆθλον âthlon contest, prize, arena
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Classical Greek πένταθλον péntathlon contest of five exercises, pentathlon
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English -athlon
- Greek άθλος áthlos feat, accomplishment, contest, task
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Classical Greek ἀθλέω athléō I contend, I wrestle, I compete
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Classical Greek ἀθλητής athlētḗs contender, combatant, champion, prizefighter
- Greek αθλητής athlitís athlete, sportsman
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Latin āthlēta wrestler, athlete
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Central Romance
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Western Romance
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French athlète athlete
- Spanish atleta athlete, fit person
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Classical Greek ἄθλημα áthlēma sport
- Greek άθλημα áthlima sport
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁ti *h₂wéh₁nti to be blowing imperfective
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Balto-Slavic *wḗˀtei
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East Baltic
- Lithuanian vėtyti to winnow
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Slavic *vějati to blow (of wind), to winnow
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East Slavic
- Russian веять vejatʹ to blow gently, to flutter, to winnow
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South Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian вејати / vejati to winnow, to blow violenty
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West Slavic
- Polish wiać to blow (of wind), to run, to escape
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Germanic *wēaną to blow (of wind)
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 waian to blow (of wind)
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West Germanic
- Old English wāwan to blow (of wind)
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Old High German wāen
- German wehen to blow (of wind)
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Hellenic *awēmi
- Classical Greek ἄημι áēmi
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Indo-Iranian *Hwā́ti
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Indo-Aryan
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Sanskrit 𑀯𑀸𑀢𑀺 vā́ti to blow, to smell, to hurt
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Sanskrit 𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀫𑁆 वानम् vānám blown past participle
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Sanskrit 𑀦𑀺𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆 निर्वाणम् nirvāṇam blowing out, cessation, disappearance, emancipation from matter, extinction of individual existence, passion, or desire
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Magadhi
- Bengali নির্বাণ nirbaṇ nirvana, extinguishment
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Pali nibbāna
- Thai นิพพาน níp-paan nirvana, ascendance, death
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Middle Chinese
- Mandarin 涅槃 nièpán nirvana
- Japanese 涅槃 / ねはん nehan nirvana, enlightenment, death of the Buddha, death, salvation
- Korean 열반 yeolban nirvana
- Vietnamese niết bàn nirvana
- Sinhala නිවන nivana
- Hindi निर्वाण nirvāṇ extinguished, blown out, nirvana
- Punjabi ਨਿਰਵਾਣ nirvāṇ
- English nirvana
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Iranian
- Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 vāiti to blow
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Western Iranian
- Persian وزیدن vazidan to blow, to bluster
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts blowing (adjective), that which blows, wind, air
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Anatolian
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Celtic *wintos wind
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Brythonic *gwɨnt wind
- Old Irish fet whistle
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Germanic *windaz wind
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East Germanic
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North Germanic
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Old Norse vindr wind
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Old Norse vindauga window
- Danish vindue window
- Swedish vindöga window (archaic)
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English window
- Irish fuinneog window
- Icelandic vindur wind
- Swedish vind wind, attic, loft
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West Germanic
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Old English wind wind
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Old High German wint wind
- German Wind wind
- Yiddish ווינט vint wind
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Germanic *windwōną to toss into the wind, to throw about, to winnow
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East Germanic
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Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰 *winþjan
- Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰 diswinþjan to throw (grain) apart, to scatter like chaff
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North Germanic
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Old Norse vinza to winnow
- Icelandic vinza to winnow
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West Germanic
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Old English windwian to winnow, to blow away, to ventilate
- English winnow
- Scots windo winnow
- Old High German wintōn to fan, to winnow
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Hellenic *awḗəts
- Classical Greek ἀείς aeís blowing
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Indo-Iranian
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Indo-Aryan
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Sanskrit 𑀯𑀸𑀢𑀂 वातः vā́taḥ wind, air, God of Wind
- Pali vāta wind
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Sauraseni *vāda-vāda reduplication
- Telugu వాతము vātamu wind, air
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Iranian
- Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀 vāta
- Pashto باد / وو bâd wod wind
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Scythian
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Saka
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Alanian
- Ossetian уад wad wind, storm
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Sogdo-Bactrian
- Bactrian οαδο oado wind
- Khwarezmian واد wād
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Sogdic
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Sogdian 𐼴𐼰𐽂 / 𐫇𐫀𐫔 / 𐫇𐫀𐫤 wāt wād wind, soul
- Sogdian 𐼹𐽁𐼻𐼷 𐼴𐼰𐽂 / 𐫔𐫢𐫗𐫏 𐫇𐫀𐫤 δašne wāt southern wind
- Yaghnobi уот wot
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Western Iranian
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Northwestern Iranian
- Balochi گوات gwat wind
- Kurdish با ba weather, wind
- Mazanderani وا vā wind
- Parthian 𐫇𐫀𐫅 / 𐫇𐫀𐫀𐫅 / 𐫇𐫀𐫔 wād wāδ
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Old Persian *vātah wind, air
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Old Persian *Vātafradātah personal name: Wind-Bestowed
- Aramaic 𐡅𐡕𐡐𐡓𐡃𐡕 wtprdt
- Classical Greek Αὐτοφραδάτης Autophradátēs
- Lycian 𐊇𐊀𐊗𐊀𐊓𐊕𐊅𐊅𐊀𐊗𐊀 Wataprddata
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Middle Persian 𐫇𐫀𐫅 / 𐭥𐭠𐭲𐭩 wād wādj
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Italic *wentos wind
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Latin ventus wind
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Latin *exventāre to expose to air
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Central Romance
- Italian sventare to foil, to thwart, to baffle
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Insular Romance
- Sardinian sbintari to air, to aerate, to degas
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Eastern Romance
- Romanian zvânta to dry, to air, to thrash
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Western Romance
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French éventer to air, to ventilate, to expose to wind, to fan, to go stale, to go flat
- French éventail fan, range, array
- English vent
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Insular Romance
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Eastern Romance
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Romanian vânt wind
- Romanian avânta to rush at
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Central Romance
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Western Romance
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French vent wind, empty words
- English vent
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French ventail leaf (of a door), panel (of a window), ventail (archaic)
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Spanish viento wind, woodwind
- Spanish aventar to blow, to fan, to throw, to blow away
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Latin ventulus slight wind, breeze
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Latin ventilāre to toss, to swing, to brandish, to expose to draft, to winnow
- Central Romance
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Insular Romance
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Eastern Romance
- Romanian vântura to winnow, to fan, to wander
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Western Romance
- English ventilate
- French ventiler
- Italian ventilare
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Latin ventosus windy
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Central Romance
- Italian ventoso windy, conceited
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Insular Romance
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Eastern Romance
- Romanian vântos windy, breezy
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Western Romance
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French venteux windy
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French ventouse plunger, suction cup, ventouse, sucker
- English ventouse
- Greek βεντούζα ventoúza plunger, suction cup
- French Ventôse six month of the French Republican calendar
- Spanish ventoso windy
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Vulgar Latin *ventana
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Tocharian *wʲente
- Arshian want wind
- Kushean yente wind
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁yu-s?
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Balto-Slavic *wēyas
- Lithuanian vėjas wind, God of Wind
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Indo-Iranian
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Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit 𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀼𑀂 वायुः vāyúḥ wind, God of Wind, the element of air, breath
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Iranian
- Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬎 vaiiu air, wind, the space between earth and heaven
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂wh₁nós windy
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Italic
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Latin vannus winnowing basket, winnowing fan
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Central Romance
- Italian vanni wings (poetic)
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Western Romance
- French van winnowing basket
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Old English fann winnowing basket, fan
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Old High German wanna tub
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German Wanne tub
- Yiddish וואַנע vane bathtub
- Polish wanna bathtub, bath
- Russian ванна vanna bath, bathtub
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Latin vannere to fan, to winnow
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Western Romance
- French vanner to winnow, to shake about, to scrutinize, to stir
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁t-? root extension?
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂wh₁tmós a blowing action/result noun
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Hellenic *awetmós
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Archaic Greek *aetmos
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Classical Greek ἀτμός atmos vapor, steam, smoke
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English atmo-
- Greek ατμός atmós steam, water vapor
- Classical Greek ἀετμόν aetmón wind
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Collected English words
Nickelodeon,
ode,
odeon,
comedy,
melody,
weathervane,
windowpane,
triathlon,
tragedy,
nirvana,
window,
wind,
winnow,
vent,
ventail,
ventilate,
ventouse,
vent,
weather,
unweather,
pentathlon,
-athlon,
athlete,
fan,
atmo-,
atmosphere
Footnotes