Where does “выть” come from?

выть (Russian) comes from Russian булат, from Persian پولاد, from Middle Persian pwlʾpt'.

выть (Russian): to howl; to wail

Definitions

  1. to howl; to wail

Ancestry of “выть”, step by step

выть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian булат

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбулатbulat, wootz steel, Damascus steel; sword, blade
2Persianپولادsteel
3Middle Persianpwlʾpt'—

via Proto-Slavic vyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvytito howl, to wail
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “выть”

Every word from Middle Persian pwlʾpt' →Every word from Persian پولاد →Every word from Russian булат →