Where does “トラウマ” come from?

トラウマ (Japanese) comes from German Trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

トラウマ (Japanese): trauma emotional wound leading to psychological injury

Definitions

  1. trauma emotional wound leading to psychological injury

Ancestry of “トラウマ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTraumapsychological trauma
2Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
3Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek τραῦμα →