Where does “марнотратити” come from?

марнотратити (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian тра̏тити, from Proto-Slavic tratiti — perhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble.

марнотратити (Ukrainian): to squander, to waste, to dissipate

Definitions

  1. to squander, to waste, to dissipate

Ancestry of “марнотратити”, step by step

марнотратити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian тра̏тити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтра̏титиto waste, squander
2Proto-Slavictratitiperhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble

via Serbo-Croatian марно

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмарно—
Every word from Proto-Slavic tratiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian тра̏тити →