Where does “mucegai” come from?

mucegai (Romanian) comes from Romanian i, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

mucegai (Romanian): mold, mildew; moldiness, mustiness

Definitions

  1. mold, mildew; moldiness, mustiness

Ancestry of “mucegai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianiand
2Old Church Slavonicиand; him
3Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
4Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
5Old Polishićto go
6Proto-Slavicjьtito go
7Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “mucegai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →
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