Where does “bălmăjeală” come from?

bălmăjeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian bălmăji, from Romanian i, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.

bălmăjeală (Romanian): mumbling, stammering

Definitions

  1. mumbling, stammering

Ancestry of “bălmăjeală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbălmăjito stammer
2Romanianiand
3Old Church Slavonicиand; him
4Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
5Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
6Old Polishićto go
7Proto-Slavicjьtito go
8Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →