Where does “grijă” come from?

grijă (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian гри́жа, from Proto-Slavic gryža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

grijă (Romanian): worry; care

Definitions

  1. worry; care

Ancestry of “grijă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianгри́жаtrouble, bother, fuss, cumbrance
2Proto-Slavicgryžaphysical discomfort, pain; worry, concern
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “grijă”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic gryža →
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