Where does “vâsli” come from?
vâsli (Romanian) comes from Romanian i, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
vâsli (Romanian): to row
Definitions
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Ancestry of “vâsli”, step by step
vâsli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | i | and |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | и | and; him |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 5 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Romanian vâslă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vâslă | oar, paddle |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | весло | oar |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | veslo | oar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ-tlom / weǵʰ-s-lom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |