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velnias

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weliā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”).[1] Cognate to vėlė and Latvian velns; see Latvian veļi for more.

Noun

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vélnias m (plural velniai) stress pattern 3

  1. devil, demon

Derived terms

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Interjection

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velnias

  1. A swear word.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1144-45”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1144-45
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