Where does “vešt” come from?

vešt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vešt (Serbo-Croatian): able, skillful

Definitions

  1. able, skillful

Ancestry of “vešt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
2Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →