Where does “trogoni” come from?

trogoni (Finnish) comes from English trogon, from Ancient Greek τρώγω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

trogoni (Finnish): trogon

Definitions

  1. trogon

Ancestry of “trogoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrogonA bird of a species in the family Trogonidae,...
2Ancient GreekτρώγωI chew, gnaw; I eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “trogoni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τρώγω →Every word from English trogon →