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Where does “koral” come from?

koral (Polish) comes from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

koral (Polish): coral; bead

Definitions

  1. coral; bead

Ancestry of “koral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoralliumcoral
2Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
3Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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