Where does “vát” come from?

vát (Czech) comes from Old Czech vieti, from Proto-Slavic vějati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vát (Czech): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “vát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvietito blow
2Proto-Slavicvějatito blow (of wind), to winnow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwḗˀteito blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic vějati →