Where does “витати” come from?

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

Ancestry of “витати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvitatito live, dwell; to welcome, greet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitati →