Where does “târâtură” come from?

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

târâtură (Romanian): a good-for-nothing

Definitions

  1. a good-for-nothing

Ancestry of “târâtură”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Romanian târî →
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