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Where does “poviti” come from?

poviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “poviti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvítihell; penalty
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “poviti”

  • povijati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →