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Where does “înșfăca” come from?

înșfăca (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian хващам, from Proto-Slavic xvatati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

înșfăca (Romanian): to yank

Definitions

  1. to yank

Ancestry of “înșfăca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianхващамto hold; to catch; to to go to 's head
2Proto-Slavicxvatatito grasp, catch, grab
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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