Where does “Вітаўт” come from?

Вітаўт (Belarusian) comes from Polish Witold, from Lithuanian Vytautas, from Lithuanian tauta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “Вітаўт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWitold—
2LithuanianVytautas—
3Lithuaniantautaland, region, country
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*t(j)autāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ →