Where does “заповѣдѣти” come from?

заповѣдѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic повѣдѣти, from Proto-Slavic *pověděti — to announce, to inform.

заповѣдѣти (Old Church Slavonic): command

Definitions

  1. command

Ancestry of “заповѣдѣти”, step by step

заповѣдѣти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic повѣдѣти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicповѣдѣтиannounce, inform
2Proto-Slavic*povědětito announce, to inform

via Old Church Slavonic за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicза—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pověděti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic повѣдѣти →