Where does “jertfelnic” come from?

jertfelnic (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic жрьтвьникъ, from Old Church Slavonic жрьтва, from Proto-Slavic žьrtva, from Proto-Slavic -tva, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

jertfelnic (Romanian): altar

Definitions

  1. altar

Ancestry of “jertfelnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжрьтвьникъaltar
2Old Church Slavonicжрьтваsacrifice
3Proto-Slavicžьrtvasacrifice
4Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tva →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrtva →