Where does “ትራፊክ” come from?

ትራፊክ (Amharic) comes from English traffic, from Middle French trafique, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

ትራፊክ (Amharic): traffic

Definitions

traffic

Ancestry of “ትራፊክ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	traffic	Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or...
2	Middle French	trafique	traffic
3	Italian	traffico	traffic; trade; activity, rush
4	Vulgar Latin	transfricare	to rub across
5	Latin	fricō	to rub
6	Latin	frio	I crumble, rub, or break into pieces
7	Proto-Italic	*friāō	—

Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →