Where does “mocăială” come from?

mocăială (Romanian) comes from Romanian -eală, from Old Church Slavonic -ѣль, from Proto-Slavic -ělь, from Proto-Slavic -lь.

mocăială (Romanian): dawdling

Definitions

  1. dawdling

Ancestry of “mocăială”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-eală—
2Old Church Slavonic-ѣль—
3Proto-Slavic-ělьFrom verbs; From verbs or similar
4Proto-Slavic-lь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -lь →Every word from Romanian -eală →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ělь →