Where does “вістун” come from?

вістун (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ві́сть, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

вістун (Ukrainian): messenger

Definitions

  1. messenger

Ancestry of “вістун”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianві́стьpiece of news, message
2Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →