Where does “витати” come from?
витати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vitati, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “витати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vitati | to live, dwell; to welcome, greet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |