Where does “trăi” come from?
trăi (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian trajati, from Proto-Slavic trajati, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
trăi (Romanian): to live, to exist; to reside, to dwell
Definitions
- to live, to exist; to reside, to dwell
Ancestry of “trăi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | trajati | to last, continue |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | trajati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |