Where does “ві́яти” come from?

ві́яти (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣꙗти, from Proto-Slavic vějati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ві́яти (Ukrainian): to blow gently

Definitions

  1. to blow gently

Ancestry of “ві́яти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣꙗти—
2Proto-Slavicvějatito blow (of wind), to winnow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwḗˀteito blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “ві́яти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic vějati →