Where does “vrajbă” come from?

vrajbă (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic вражьда, from Proto-Slavic voržьda, from Proto-Slavic vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wargás, from Proto-Indo-European Hworgʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European Hwergʰ- — to commit a crime.

vrajbă (Romanian): animosity, hate

Definitions

  1. animosity, hate

Ancestry of “vrajbă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвражьдаhatred; hostility
2Proto-Slavicvoržьdaanimosity, enmity
3Proto-Slavicvorgъfoe, enemy; ravine, gorge
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwargásfoe, enemy
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHworgʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwergʰ-to commit a crime

Words derived from “vrajbă”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hworgʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wargás →