Where does “koralj” come from?
koralj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “koralj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “koralj”