Where does “clătinătură” come from?

clătinătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian clătina, from Romanian clăti, from Old Church Slavonic клатити, from Proto-Slavic kōltìti — to shake, to strike.

clătinătură (Romanian): shake

Definitions

  1. shake

Ancestry of “clătinătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianclătinato sway, rock, stagger, shake, move to and fro
2Romanianclătito rinse
3Old Church Slavonicклатити—
4Proto-Slavickōltìtito shake, to strike
Every word from Proto-Slavic kōltìti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic клатити →Every word from Romanian clăti →