RE: What does traisto mean? In case anyone wondered... LOH #65

Yes, it's the same word. In Romanian, it is a feminine noun.

I looked it up in the dictionary and I have to say I didn't get it right, I'm probably dumber. I don't understand a lot of the abbreviations there. What I understand is that some researchers want to say that it is a Romanian word, with Dacian roots. It may be something patriotic. They say that from Romanian this word spread to the surrounding countries, in Russian, Polish, Czech... The Greek form is also mentioned, but here I didn't understand if they say that it is also from us, because they also mention a Byzantine form of the word.

Probably, envious that we have so many words with Greek origin, they wanted to suggest that there is also a reverse version. I don't care who said "traista" first, I'm glad there are connections between us.

Now, in Romania, traista is only used in isolated communities, such as Garbou, and mostly for feeding the horses that are left (very few). Sometimes a fashion designer remembers it and uses it in his collections. It still exists in souvenir shops. Otherwise, China has won again and overwhelmed us with their colorful and cheap bags.