Where does “викати” come from?

викати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vykati, from Proto-Slavic vyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

викати (Serbo-Croatian): to shout, scream

Definitions

  1. to shout, scream

Ancestry of “викати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvykatito shout, to scream
2Proto-Slavicvytito howl, to wail
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic vyti →