Where does “Tracia” come from?

Tracia (Italian) comes from Latin Thrācia, from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη, from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ, from Ancient Greek θράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-.

Ancestry of “Tracia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinThrācia—
2Ancient GreekΘρᾴκηThrace, near which Samothrace is situated
3Ancient GreekΘρᾷξan inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian
4Ancient Greekθράσσωto trouble, stir
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé- →Every word from Ancient Greek θράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ →