Where does “chicoteală” come from?

chicoteală (Romanian) comes from Romanian chicoti, 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.

chicoteală (Romanian): chuckle

Definitions

  1. chuckle

Ancestry of “chicoteală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianchicotito chuckle
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 →
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