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Where does “вест” come from?

вест (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

вест (Serbo-Croatian): report, news

Definitions

  1. report, news

Ancestry of “вест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “вест”

  • известити
  • повест
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