Where does “чаꙗти” come from?

чаꙗти (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic čajati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y-e-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y-.

Ancestry of “чаꙗти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčajatito wait, to expect
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁y-e-
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁y-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y-e-Every word from Proto-Slavic čajati