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
Ancestry of “викати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vykati | to shout, to scream |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vyti | to howl, to wail |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wīˀtei | to drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |