Where does “proclețenie” come from?

proclețenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian proclet, from Bulgarian прокле́т, from Proto-Slavic klęti — to swear, to give an oath.

proclețenie (Romanian): anathema

Definitions

  1. anathema

Ancestry of “proclețenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprocletexcommunicated, cursed
2Bulgarianпрокле́тcursed, damned
3Proto-Slavicklętito swear, to give an oath
Every word from Proto-Slavic klęti →Every word from Bulgarian прокле́т →Every word from Romanian proclet →