Where does “аспра” come from?

аспра (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

аспра (Serbo-Croatian): akçe

Definitions

  1. akçe

Ancestry of “аспра”, step by step

аспра traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄσπρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσπρον—
2Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

via Byzantine Greek ἄσπρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἄσπρος—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Latin asper →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον →