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Where does “мандула” come from?

мандула (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian mandorla, from Vulgar Latin amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

мандула (Serbo-Croatian): almond; tonsil

Definitions

  1. almond; tonsil

Ancestry of “мандула”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmandorlaalmond
2Vulgar Latinamandula—
3Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
4Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →