Lara Potočnik is currently studying for an MA in Comparative Linguistics and Latin Philology. During her studies in Ljubljana, Vienna, Brașov, and Iași, she explored several Indo-European languages and developed a particular interest in the evolution of Romance languages. In addition to travelling to Romania and attending Romanian language classes, this inspired her to start translating Romanian literature.

She is an active and award-winning contributor to Întâlnirile Internaţionale ale Revistei Familia, Lucian Blaga Colloquium and TRADUKI. Her translations
and etymology research have been published in the monographs Drobci iz romunske književnosti, Áva rohatiy aviká ná súryah, and Sodraških 800.