Where does “traakki” come from?
traakki (Finnish) comes from Swedish drake, from Old Swedish draki, from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
traakki (Finnish): wyvern
Definitions
- wyvern
Ancestry of “traakki”, step by step
traakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish drake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | drake | dragon; kite; a male duck, drake |
| 2 | Old Swedish | draki | dragon |
| 3 | Old East Norse | *draki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via Latin thrāx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | thrāx | Thracian |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θρᾷξ | an inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θράσσω | to trouble, stir |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé- | — |