Where does “witśe” come from?
witśe (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic utrě, from Proto-Slavic utro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aušra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
witśe (Lower Sorbian): tomorrow
Ancestry of “witśe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | utrě | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | utro | morning, dawn |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aušra | dawn, morning |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews-ro- | of the dawn or morning, matutinal; eastern;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |