Where does “clătina” come from?

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

clătina (Romanian): to sway, rock, stagger, shake, move to and fro

Definitions

  1. to sway, rock, stagger, shake, move to and fro

Ancestry of “clătina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianclătito rinse
2Old Church Slavonicклатити—
3Proto-Slavickōltìtito shake, to strike

Words derived from “clătina”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kōltìti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic клатити →Every word from Romanian clăti →