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