Where does “вѣꙗти” come from?
вѣꙗти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vějati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
вѣꙗти (Old Church Slavonic): to waft; to blow
Ancestry of “вѣꙗти”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vějati | to blow , to winnow |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wḗˀtei | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |