Where does “vítání” come from?

vítání (Czech) comes from Czech vítat, from Old Czech vítati, from Proto-Slavic vitati, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “vítání”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvítatto welcome
2Old Czechvítati—
3Proto-Slavicvitatito live, dwell; to welcome, greet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitati →Every word from Old Czech vítati →