strai

Uncertain, but probably from a Slavic language; cf. Slovene srajca (“shirt”). When entering Romanian, it may have been taken as a diminutive (cf. the form străiță), and then later arrived at its actual form. Compare Aromanian stranj, stranjiu (“clothing, garment”), which may or may not be a different word (cf. however, Serbo-Croatian tranja (“rag, tatter”), which may have influenced it). Alternative etymologies proposed include a Vulgar Latin root *sternium or Latin stramen (“litter”). See also Friulian straie (“bed or layer of straw for a flock”), which may have a Slovene root as well, although it has also been attributed to Latin stragulus.[1]

strai n (plural straie)

1. garment, clothing, garb, array
2. bed cover

• (garment, garb): haină, îmbrăcăminte, veșmânt
• (bed covering): cuvertură, cergă, pătură