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.

у̀страјати (Serbo-Croatian): to persist, persevere, endure

Definitions

  1. to persist, persevere, endure

Ancestry of “у̀страјати”, step by step

у̀страјати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian тра̏јати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтра̏јатиto last, continue
2Proto-Slavictrajatito last, to endure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Serbo-Croatian уз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianузup, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,...
2Proto-Slavicvъzinstead of, in return for; up; by, beside
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

via Serbo-Croatian у́строј

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу́стројstructure, architecture, organization

Words derived from “у̀страјати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic trajati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian тра̏јати →