Where does “vjetromet” come from?

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

vjetromet (Serbo-Croatian): draft wind blowing through a room or vehicle

Definitions

  1. draft wind blowing through a room or vehicle

Ancestry of “vjetromet”, step by step

vjetromet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vjȅtar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvjȅtarwind
2Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Serbo-Croatian mètati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmètatito put, to place
2Proto-Slavic*metatito throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic větrъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vjȅtar →