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Where does “вејати” come from?

вејати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vějati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

вејати (Serbo-Croatian): to winnow, to blow violently

Definitions

  1. to winnow, to blow violently

Ancestry of “вејати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvějatito blow , to winnow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwḗˀteito blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →