Where does “witanie” come from?

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

witanie (Polish): greeting

Definitions

  1. greeting

Ancestry of “witanie”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitati →Every word from Polish witać →