Where does “вітер” come from?
вітер (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣтръ, from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
вітер (Ukrainian): wind
Ancestry of “вітер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | вѣтръ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | větrъ | wind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |