Where does “powiać” come from?

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

powiać (Polish): to start blowing, to gust

Definitions

  1. to start blowing, to gust

Ancestry of “powiać”, 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 “powiać”

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