Where does “prăpădenie” come from?
prăpădenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian prăpădi, from Bulgarian пропадам, from Bulgarian па́дам, from Proto-Slavic pàdati — to fall, to topple down.
prăpădenie (Romanian): destruction
Definitions
- destruction
Ancestry of “prăpădenie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prăpădi | to ravage, lay waste, annihilate, destroy; to... |
| 2 | Bulgarian | пропадам | to fall through, to sink to fall suddenly into a deep hollow, hole, opening, or empty space |
| 3 | Bulgarian | па́дам | to fall, to drop to descend into a lower position |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pàdati | to fall, to topple down |