Where does “owiać” come from?

owiać (Polish) comes from Polish wiać, from Proto-Slavic vě̀jati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

owiać (Polish): to blow around, to surround by blowing or having been blown

Definitions

  1. to blow around, to surround by blowing or having been blown

Ancestry of “owiać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwiaćto blow; to run, to escape
2Proto-Slavicvě̀jatito blow (of wind), to winnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “owiać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic vě̀jati →
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