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Where does “ве̏шт” come from?

ве̏шт (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ве̏шт (Serbo-Croatian): skilled

Definitions

  1. skilled

Ancestry of “ве̏шт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
2Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ве̏шт”

  • вештачити
  • вештачење
  • вештачки
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →