Where does “завет” come from?

завет (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian заве́т, from Proto-Slavic zavětъ, from Proto-Slavic větъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

завет (Komi-Zyrian): testament

Definitions

  1. testament

Ancestry of “завет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаве́тprecept, covenant, {{i|obsolete}} vow
2Proto-Slaviczavětъcovenant
3Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →