Where does “oběťati” come from?

oběťati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic věťati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei.

oběťati (Proto-Slavic): to promise, to pledge

Definitions

  1. to promise, to pledge

Ancestry of “oběťati”, step by step

oběťati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic věťati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěťatito say, to make a claim, to converse
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwaitjāˀtei—

via Proto-Slavic ob-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicob-somewhat; off, around

Words derived from “oběťati”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic věťati →