Where does “traga” come from?

traga (Chavacano) comes from Spanish tragar, from Latin draco, from Ancient Greek δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

traga (Chavacano): to swallow

Definitions

  1. to swallow

Ancestry of “traga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtragarto swallow; to swallow, consume, absorb; to gulp,...
2LatindracoA dragon; a kind of snake or serpent; The...
3Ancient Greekδράκωνdragon, serpent; a serpent-shaped bracelet
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δράκων →