Where does “ка́торга” come from?

ка́торга (Russian) comes from Byzantine Greek κάτεργον, from Ancient Greek κάτεργος.

ка́торга (Russian): penal servitude

Definitions

  1. penal servitude

Ancestry of “ка́торга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκάτεργονgalley; penal labor
2Ancient Greekκάτεργος—

Words derived from “ка́торга”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάτεργος →Every word from Byzantine Greek κάτεργον →
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