Where does “viať” come from?

viať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic vějati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

viať (Slovak): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “viať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvějatito blow (of wind), to winnow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwḗˀteito blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic vějati →