Where does “mávati” come from?

mávati (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.

mávati (Old Czech): to wave, to brandish, to flap

Definitions

  1. to wave, to brandish, to flap

Ancestry of “mávati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—

Words derived from “mávati”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic majati →