Where does “завѣтъ” come from?

завѣтъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic вѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic větъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

завѣтъ (Old Church Slavonic): covenant

Definitions

  1. covenant

Ancestry of “завѣтъ”, step by step

завѣтъ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic вѣтъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвѣтъagreement
2Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Proto-Slavic zavětъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczavětъcovenant

via Old Church Slavonic за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicза
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt-