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Where does “koraljni” come from?

koraljni (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kòrālj, 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.

koraljni (Serbo-Croatian): coral

Definitions

  1. coral

Ancestry of “koraljni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankòrālj—
2Latincoralliumcoral
3Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
4Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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