Where does “clădi” come from?
clădi (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian клада, from Proto-Slavic klasti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
clădi (Romanian): to build
Ancestry of “clădi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | клада | log, block; to make , to build; to kindle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | klasti | to put, lay |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
Words derived from “clădi”