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Where does “таласни” come from?

таласни (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian та̏ла̄с, from Ottoman Turkish talas, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.

таласни (Serbo-Croatian): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “таласни”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianта̏ла̄с—
2Ottoman Turkishtalas—
3Ancient Greekθάλασσαsea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel
Every word from Ancient Greek θάλασσα →