Where does “обіцяний” come from?
обіцяний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian обіця́ти, from Polish obiecać, from Proto-Slavic oběťati, from Proto-Slavic věťati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic waitjāˀtei.
Ancestry of “обіцяний”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | обіця́ти | to promise, to pledge |
| 2 | Polish | obiecać | to promise |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | oběťati | to promise, to pledge |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | věťati | to say, to make a claim, to converse |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | waitjāˀtei | — |