Where does “кораљни” come from?
кораљни (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̀ра̄љ, 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.
кораљни (Serbo-Croatian): coral
Ancestry of “кораљни”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ко̀ра̄љ | — |
| 2 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |