According to the so-called Copenhagen manuscript “Wendischer Aberglaube”, the Drevani/Holzati had an interesting word for “Das Gesicht” – that is a “face”. This word was “Witsay”.
Now this is very interesting because it provides an explanation for the word face – specifically, it seems related to “witay” (or witaj) meaning “to welcome.” Of course, you would welcome someone by “facing” them and you would also welcome them (verbally) by “using” your face.
Another interesting part of this is that it might explain the word “vit”. Vit in Slavic has traditionally been understood as a “lord.” Hence, we have, for example, Rugevit meaning the “Lord of Rugen”. But all idols of Rugen were known for their polycephaly and hence for having multiple faces. The word is also related to “vid” meaning “to see” (both of which are, for what should be obvious reasons, related as well). Thus, Svantevit, Rugevit, Porevit could also refer to the “faces” of these idols with the “lord” meaning being secondary. Porenut would not fall under this description unless, of course, we were to read “Porenut” as a misspelling of “Porenvit” where the “u” was really a “vi”.
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Any word which means lord can mean face aswell, this is because languages are based on astrology and zodiacal sign Aries rules face** and god related to this sign is a “lord”* (Jarowit, Ares, Freyr/Ingvi, Agni, Agnus Dei, Jagnię, Kauriraris (which I translate as Kaur ir Aris (Kaur and Aris, Kaur being kind of wind for example in poem Wiosna of Wespazjan Kochowski in Strofy o porach roku)) – all relate to early spring.
* more precisely Lad because he is also Ladon while Lord relates to Leo (Leord, it has nothing to do with any leafs of bread), Lada/Lady is Libra opposite to Aries, a Scales, so in shop Lady who sells “stoi za Ladą”.
I think lord is a primary meaning of Vit and a face secondary.
**And first zodiacal sign is related to first chakra so you can have similarities between words about face and about root: face – base, buzia – baza. It also relates to “być” “being”, so wit expresses some kind of existence (a part of whole of well of zodiac).
Also Witness is Martyros – see the Mars connection (ruler of Aries)?