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Where does “Θρᾴκη” come from?

Θρᾴκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ, from Ancient Greek θράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-.

Θρᾴκη (Ancient Greek): Thrace, near which Samothrace is situated

Definitions

  1. Thrace, near which Samothrace is situated

Ancestry of “Θρᾴκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘρᾷξan inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian
2Ancient Greekθράσσωto trouble, stir
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-—

Words derived from “Θρᾴκη”

  • Thrace
  • Thracian
  • Thracology
  • Thracologist
  • Thracia
  • Tratia
  • Tracia
  • Σαμοθρᾴκη
  • Trakya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé- →