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Where does “šparoga” come from?

šparoga (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spargel, from Middle High German sparge, from Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

šparoga (Serbo-Croatian): asparagus

Definitions

  1. asparagus

Ancestry of “šparoga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpargelasparagus
2Middle High Germansparge—
3Medieval Latinsparagus—
4Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
5Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter
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