Where does “odivoi” come from?

odivoi (Romanian) comes from Russian ходовой, from Russian хо́д, from Old East Slavic ходъ, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

odivoi (Romanian): infantryman

Definitions

  1. infantryman

Ancestry of “odivoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianходовойmotion, run; salable, marketable, best-selling,...
2Russianхо́дwalking, movement
3Old East Slavicходъ—
4Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъ →Every word from Old East Slavic ходъ →