Where does “jeli” come from?

jeli (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian жалити, from Proto-Slavic žaliti, from Proto-Slavic žěliti.

jeli (Romanian): to wail, to mourn

Definitions

  1. to wail, to mourn

Ancestry of “jeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianжалитиto mourn, grieve; to pity, feel sorry for; to...
2Proto-Slavicžalitito grieve, to feel sorrow; to pity
3Proto-Slavicžěliti—

Words derived from “jeli”

Every word from Proto-Slavic žěliti →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian жалити →