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Where does “γαϊδούρα” come from?

γαϊδούρα (Greek) comes from Greek γάιδαρος, from Koine Greek γάδαρος — donkey.

γαϊδούρα (Greek): jenny, she-ass; lout, boor, ass, jackass, pig,...

Definitions

  1. jenny, she-ass; lout, boor, ass, jackass, pig,...

Ancestry of “γαϊδούρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγάιδαροςdonkey, ass, "Equus asinus"; lout, boor, ass,...
2Koine Greekγάδαροςdonkey
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