Where does “шпелунка” come from?

шпелунка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spelunke, from Latin spēlunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ, from Ancient Greek σπέος — cave, cavern, grotto.

шпелунка (Serbo-Croatian): A dark, unpleasant, cavern-like room or building,...

Definitions

  1. A dark, unpleasant, cavern-like room or building,...

Ancestry of “шпелунка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpelunkebar; shack
2Latinspēluncacave; cavern; chasm
3Ancient Greekσπῆλυγξcave
4Ancient Greekσπέοςcave, cavern, grotto
Every word from Ancient Greek σπέοςEvery word from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξEvery word from Latin spēlunca
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