Where does “oman” come from?

oman (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic оманъ, from Proto-Slavic omanъ, from Proto-Slavic omaniti — to bewitch.

oman (Romanian): inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Definitions

  1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Ancestry of “oman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicоманъinula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)
2Proto-Slavicomanъelecampane
3Proto-Slavicomanitito bewitch

Words derived from “oman”

Every word from Proto-Slavic omaniti →Every word from Proto-Slavic omanъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic оманъ →