Where does “powitanie” come from?

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

powitanie (Polish): greeting

Definitions

  1. greeting

Ancestry of “powitanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpowitaćto greet, to welcome
2Polishwitaćto greet, to welcome; to say hello, to greet
3Proto-Slavicvitatito live, dwell; to welcome, greet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitati →Every word from Polish witać →