Where does “veštačiti” come from?

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

veštačiti (Serbo-Croatian): to testify as an expert, give an expert opinion

Definitions

  1. to testify as an expert, give an expert opinion

Ancestry of “veštačiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvȅšt—
2Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
3Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →