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Where does “скумбрия” come from?

скумбрия (Russian) comes from Greek σκουμπριά, from Greek σκουμπρί, from Ancient Greek σκομβρίς, from Ancient Greek σκόμβρος — mackerel.

Ancestry of “скумбрия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσκουμπριά—
2Greekσκουμπρίmackerel
3Ancient Greekσκομβρίς—
4Ancient Greekσκόμβροςmackerel

Words derived from “скумбрия”

  • սկումբրիա
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