Where does “târâi” come from?

târâi (Romanian) comes from Romanian târî, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

târâi (Romanian): to creep

Definitions

  1. to creep

Ancestry of “târâi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantârîto creep; to lug; to drag
2Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “târâi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Romanian târî →