Where does “vikati” come from?

vikati (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic vykati, from Proto-Slavic vyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vikati (Slovene): to address formally using the pronoun vȋ; to...

Definitions

  1. to address formally using the pronoun vȋ; to...

Ancestry of “vikati”, step by step

vikati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic vykati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvykatito shout, to scream
2Proto-Slavicvytito howl, to wail
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Slovene vȋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenevȋyou (masculine plural, more than two)
2Proto-Slavicvyyou, ye; you
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic vyti →