Unknown origin

Where the Romanian word “povară” comes from

Of unknown origin.

DEX ’98 says

Cf. sl. podŭvora "targă". → Unknown origin · DEX '98

In film dialogue

15 times per million words · number 3,094 among spoken words

In Wikipedia

7.1 times per million words

In Romanian prose, per million words

1825–1849	1850–1874	1875–1899	1900–1924	1925–1949
49	15	17	53	35

Swap in a synonym

sarcină (Inherited Latin), greutate (Made in Romanian), suferință (Made in Romanian), obligație (French), încărcătură (Made in Romanian), chin (Hungarian), însărcinare (Made in Romanian), apăsare (Made in Romanian)

Definition on dexonline · The word’s full card

More words from the same layer

dar, iar, găsi, puțin, copil, ban, privi, băiat, naibă, ori, adică, vorbă