Where does “boieri” come from?
boieri (Romanian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
boieri (Romanian): to make a boyar
Definitions
- to make a boyar
Ancestry of “boieri”, step by step
boieri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | i | and |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | и | and; him |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 5 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Romanian boier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | boier | boyar (a form of nobility or aristocracy), landowner, magnate |
| 2 | Romanian | boiarin | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | болꙗринъ | aristocrat, nobleman, boyar |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bojь | battle, fight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoyh₂ós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |