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Where does “у̀страјати” come from?

у̀страјати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian тра̏јати, from Proto-Slavic trajati, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

Ancestry of “у̀страјати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтра̏јати—
2Proto-Slavictrajati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “у̀страјати”

  • устрајан
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