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

  1. to hover; to soar; to dwell, to be present...

Ancestry of “витать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвитатиto dwell, live
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 Old Church Slavonic витати →