Where does “ваяваць” come from?

ваяваць (Belarusian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vojevati, from Serbo-Croatian vòjnīk, from Proto-Slavic vojьnъ, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

ваяваць (Belarusian): to fight, to war, to wage war, to be at war

Definitions

  1. to fight, to war, to wage war, to be at war

Ancestry of “ваяваць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvojevatito wage war; to fight, quarrel
2Serbo-Croatianvòjnīksoldier
3Proto-Slavicvojьnъ—
4Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s →Every word from Proto-Slavic vojь →