Where does “акаторӷа” come from?

акаторӷа (Abkhaz) comes from Russian ка́торга, from Byzantine Greek κάτεργον, from Ancient Greek κάτεργος.

акаторӷа (Abkhaz): penal servitude, hard labour

Definitions

  1. penal servitude, hard labour

Ancestry of “акаторӷа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́торгаpenal servitude
2Byzantine Greekκάτεργονgalley; penal labor
3Ancient Greekκάτεργος—
Every word from Ancient Greek κάτεργος →Every word from Byzantine Greek κάτεργον →Every word from Russian ка́торга →