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Where does “porunci” come from?

porunci (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic порѫчити, from Proto-Slavic porǫčiti, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

porunci (Romanian): to order, command

Definitions

  1. to order, command

Ancestry of “porunci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпорѫчити—
2Proto-Slavicporǫčitito hand to, to leave to somebody
3Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
4Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
6Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →