Where does “powitać” come from?

powitać (Polish) comes from Polish witać, from Proto-Slavic vitati, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

powitać (Polish): to greet, to welcome

Definitions

  1. to greet, to welcome

Ancestry of “powitać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwitaćto greet, to welcome; to say hello, to greet
2Proto-Slavicvitatito live, dwell; to welcome, greet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “powitać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitati →Every word from Polish witać →
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