February theme: Weather ⛈️

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wind, window, nirvana, vent, weather, athlete, fan, atmosphere

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• Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- to blow (of wind) ^[1]

  • Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁(n)-ti to be blowing imperfective

    • Balto-Slavic *wḗˀtei

      • East Baltic

        • Lithuanian vėtyti to winnow
      • Slavic *vějati to blow (of wind), to winnow

        • East Slavic

          • Russian ве́ять …

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