Where does “oteti” come from?
oteti (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
oteti (Serbo-Croatian): to kidnap; to hijack; to free oneself from
Definitions
- to kidnap; to hijack; to free oneself from
Ancestry of “oteti”, step by step
oteti traces back through 3 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 oțet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | oțet | vinegar |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ocьtъ | vinegar |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄 | vinegar |
| 4 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 5 | French | -ate | ate |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Proto-Slavic otęti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | otęti | — |