Where does “viti” come from?
viti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vī́tī, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
viti (Serbo-Croatian): to twist
Ancestry of “viti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vī́tī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wīˀtei | to drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
Words derived from “viti”