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Where does “praștie” come from?

praștie (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic праща, from Proto-Slavic porťa, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

praștie (Romanian): sling; slingshot, catapult

Definitions

  1. sling; slingshot, catapult

Ancestry of “praștie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпраща—
2Proto-Slavicporťasling; work
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-—
5Proto-Slavic*pro—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praștie”

  • împrăștia
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