Where does “poftă” come from?

poftă (Romanian) comes from Romanian pofti, from Church Slavonic похътѣти, from Church Slavonic хътѣти, from Proto-Slavic xъtěti — Alternative form of *xotěti; to want, to intend.

poftă (Romanian): appetite

Definitions

  1. appetite

Ancestry of “poftă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpoftito desire, wish for, crave; to covet; to invite
2Church Slavonicпохътѣти—
3Church Slavonicхътѣти—
4Proto-SlavicxъtětiAlternative form of *xotěti; to want, to intend

Words derived from “poftă”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xъtěti →Every word from Church Slavonic хътѣти →Every word from Church Slavonic похътѣти →