Where does “*wittás” come from?
*wittás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian witˢtás, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “*wittás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | witˢtás | known, seen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |