Where does “трафика” come from?
трафика (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Austrian German Trafik, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
трафика (Serbo-Croatian): newsstand; tobacco shop
Ancestry of “трафика”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Austrian German | Trafik | — |
| 2 | Italian | traffico | traffic; trade; activity, rush |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | transfricare | to rub across |
| 4 | Latin | fricō | — |
| 5 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |