Where does “віяло” come from?

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

віяло (Ukrainian): fan, hand fan

Definitions

  1. fan, hand fan

Ancestry of “віяло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianві́ятиto blow gently
2Old East Slavicвѣꙗти—
3Proto-Slavicvějatito blow (of wind), to winnow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwḗˀteito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic vějati →