Where does “făgăduință” come from?

făgăduință (Romanian) comes from Romanian făgădui, from Hungarian fogad, from Hungarian fog, from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- — to grasp, to catch.

făgăduință (Romanian): promise, vow, pledge

Definitions

  1. promise, vow, pledge

Ancestry of “făgăduință”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfăgăduito plege, vow, promise
2Hungarianfogadto welcome; to bet, wager; second-person singular...
3Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
4Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch
Every word from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fog →Every word from Hungarian fogad →