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Where does “pârât” come from?

pârât (Romanian) comes from Romanian pârî, from Old Church Slavonic пьрѣти, from Proto-Slavic pьrěti — to quarrel, deny, renounce.

pârât (Romanian): the accused; defendant; denounced

Definitions

  1. the accused; defendant; denounced

Ancestry of “pârât”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpârîto denounce; accuse
2Old Church Slavonicпьрѣтиto quarrel, argue, dispute; to deny, contradict,...
3Proto-Slavicpьrětito quarrel, deny, renounce
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