Where does “hârâială” come from?

hârâială (Romanian) comes from Romanian hârâi, 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.

hârâială (Romanian): wheezing

Definitions

  1. wheezing

Ancestry of “hârâială”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianhârâito growl
2Romanianhargrace
3Old Church Slavonicхарь
4GreekΧάριςCharis
5Ancient GreekΧᾰ́ρῐς
6Ancient GreekχαίρωTo be full of cheer, i.e. calmly happy or well...
7Proto-Hellenickʰəřřōto rejoice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰəřřōEvery word from Ancient Greek χαίρω