Where does “обіця́ти” come from?

обіця́ти (Ukrainian) comes from Polish obiecać, from Proto-Slavic oběťati, from Proto-Slavic věťati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei.

обіця́ти (Ukrainian): to promise, to pledge

Definitions

  1. to promise, to pledge

Ancestry of “обіця́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobiecaćto promise
2Proto-Slavicoběťatito promise, to pledge
3Proto-Slavicvěťatito say, to make a claim, to converse
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwaitjāˀtei—

Words derived from “обіця́ти”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic věťati →Every word from Proto-Slavic oběťati →