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Where does “vě̀jati” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vě̀jati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vě̀jati”

  • wiać
  • wiejadło
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