Etymology Explorer › Serbo-Croatian

Where does “vjȅtar” come from?

vjȅtar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Ancestry of “vjȅtar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vjȅtar”

  • vjetrenjast
  • vjetrina
  • vjetrovit
  • vjetreuška
  • vjetrenjak
  • vjetrić
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →