Where does “trágya” come from?
trágya (Hungarian) comes from Medieval Latin tragea, from Latin tragema, from Ancient Greek τρώγω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
trágya (Hungarian): dung, manure
Ancestry of “trágya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | tragea | seasoning |
| 2 | Latin | tragema | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “trágya”