Where does “pocăi” come from?

pocăi (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic покаꙗти, from Proto-Slavic kàjati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

pocăi (Romanian): to repent

Definitions

  1. to repent

Ancestry of “pocăi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпокаꙗтиto repent
2Proto-Slavickàjatito repent, to regret
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷōy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “pocăi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷōy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kàjati →