Where does “вид” come from?

вид (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

вид (Macedonian): sight; type, kind, sort; form, shape

Definitions

  1. sight; type, kind, sort; form, shape

Ancestry of “вид”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →
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