Where does “обещание” come from?

обещание (Russian) comes from Russian обещать, from Old East Slavic обѣщати, from Old Church Slavonic обѣщать, from Proto-Slavic oběťati, from Proto-Slavic věťati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei.

обещание (Russian): promise (vow)

Definitions

  1. promise (vow)

Ancestry of “обещание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобещатьto promise, to pledge
2Old East Slavicобѣщати—
3Old Church Slavonicобѣщать—
4Proto-Slavicoběťatito promise, to pledge
5Proto-Slavicvěťatito say, to make a claim, to converse
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwaitjāˀtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic věťati →Every word from Proto-Slavic oběťati →