Where does “hârâi” come from?

hârâi (Romanian) comes from Romanian har, from Old Church Slavonic харь, from Greek Χάρις, from Ancient Greek Χᾰ́ρῐς, from Ancient Greek χαίρω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰəřřō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

hârâi (Romanian): to growl

Definitions

  1. to growl

Ancestry of “hârâi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianhargrace
2Old Church Slavonicхарь
3GreekΧάριςCharis
4Ancient GreekΧᾰ́ρῐς
5Ancient GreekχαίρωTo be full of cheer, i.e. calmly happy or well...
6Proto-Hellenickʰəřřōto rejoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “hârâi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰəřřōEvery word from Ancient Greek χαίρω