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Where does “wiać” come from?

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

wiać (Polish): to blow; to run, to escape

Definitions

  1. to blow; to run, to escape

Ancestry of “wiać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvě̀jati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wiać”

  • wiejadło
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →