Where does “трахеја” come from?

трахеја (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Medieval Latin trachea, from Latin trachia, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, from Ancient Greek τραχύς, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.

трахеја (Serbo-Croatian): trachea

Definitions

  1. trachea

Ancestry of “трахеја”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrachea
2LatintrachiaThe windpipe, trachea
3Ancient Greekτραχεῖαwindpipe
4Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
5Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús
Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰúsEvery word from Ancient Greek τραχύςEvery word from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα