Where does “isteț” come from?

isteț (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic истьць, from Proto-Slavic jьstьcь.

isteț (Romanian): smart, cunning, sharp, clever, canny

Definitions

  1. smart, cunning, sharp, clever, canny

Ancestry of “isteț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicистьць—
2Proto-Slavicjьstьcь—

Words derived from “isteț”

Every word from Proto-Slavic jьstьcь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic истьць →