Also, the Sanskrit "vanas-" 'lust, zest', "vani-" 'wish, desire'; Old Irish "fine" (< Proto-Celtic "*wenjā") 'kinship, kinfolk, alliance, tribe, family'; Old Norse "vinr", Old Saxon, Old High German "wini", Old Frisian, Old English "wine" 'friend', Norwegian "venn" 'friend' and Dutch "vennoot" 'partner'. The name "Wends" was a historical designation for Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas. The word "wend" also meant water in the Baltic Old Prussian language. The Estonian and Finnish names for Russia—"Venemaa" and "Venäjä"—possibly originate from the name of the Veneti.