Where does “osfinti” come from?

osfinti (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic освѧтити, from Old Church Slavonic свѧтити, from Old Church Slavonic ити, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

osfinti (Romanian): to protect, to help

Definitions

  1. to protect, to help

Ancestry of “osfinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicосвѧтитиto sanctify
2Old Church Slavonicсвѧтитиto sanctify
3Old Church Slavonicитиto go; to walk
4Proto-Slavicjьtito go
5Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “osfinti”

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