Where does “obștime” come from?

obștime (Romanian) comes from Romanian obște, from Old Church Slavonic обьщь, from Proto-Slavic obьťь — common.

obștime (Romanian): society

Definitions

  1. society

Ancestry of “obștime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianobștesociety
2Old Church Slavonicобьщьcommon; general, universal
3Proto-Slavicobьťьcommon
Every word from Proto-Slavic obьťь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic обьщь →Every word from Romanian obște →