Where does “vítati” come from?

vítati (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic vitati, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “vítati”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vítati

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