Where does “witać” come from?

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

witać (Polish): to greet, to welcome; to say hello, to greet

Definitions

  1. to greet, to welcome; to say hello, to greet

Ancestry of “witać”, step by step

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

Words derived from “witać”

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