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Where does “trava” come from?

trava (Ingrian) comes from Swedish trav, from English Travis, from English traverse, from Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “trava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrav—
2EnglishTravis—
3EnglishtraverseA route used in mountaineering, specifically rock...
4Middle Englishtraversen—
5Old Frenchtraverserto traverse; to cross; to go across
6Latintrāns—
7LatinPadus—
8LeponticBodincus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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