Where does “silkatra” come from?
silkatra (Ido) comes from Ido -atra, from Swedish trå, from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.
silkatra (Ido): silklike, resembling silk
Definitions
- silklike, resembling silk
Ancestry of “silkatra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | -atra | of the nature of, or having nearly the same... |
| 2 | Swedish | trå | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrá | longing, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrawō | a longing, suffering |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrawjaną | To cause to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trōw- | to beat, wound, kill, torment |