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Where does “dromas” come from?

dromas (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δρομάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.

Ancestry of “dromas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρομάςdromedary, Arabian camel
2Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوك—
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “dromas”

  • dromedary
  • dromedarius
  • dromadarius
  • Dromedar
  • dromedar
  • dromedár
  • dromedárok
  • dromedar
  • dromedari
  • dromedarie
  • dromadaire
  • dromedaire
  • dromadaire
  • dromadaire
  • dromedarius
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