Where does “căi” come from?

căi (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic каꙗти, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

căi (Romanian): to repent

Definitions

  1. to repent

Ancestry of “căi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicкаꙗтиto repent
2Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “căi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →