Where does “sofraja” come from?

sofraja (Catalan) comes from Latin suffrāgō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sofraja (Catalan): poplit the hollow behind the knee, "knee pit", "popliteal fossa"

Definitions

  1. poplit the hollow behind the knee, "knee pit", "popliteal fossa"

Ancestry of “sofraja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuffrāgōto support; to vote for
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →