Where does “витать” come from?
витать (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic витати, from Proto-Slavic vitati, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
витать (Russian): to hover; to soar; to dwell, to be present...
Definitions
- to hover; to soar; to dwell, to be present...
Ancestry of “витать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | витати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vitati | to live, dwell; to welcome, greet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |