Where does “witaś” come from?

witaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic vitati, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

witaś (Lower Sorbian): to greet, welcome

Definitions

  1. to greet, welcome

Ancestry of “witaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvitatito live, dwell; to welcome, greet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “witaś”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitati →
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