Where does “tefra” come from?
tefra (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English tephra, from Ancient Greek τέφρα, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
tefra (Serbo-Croatian): tephra
Ancestry of “tefra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tephra | The solid material thrown into the air by a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέφρα | ashes, as of the funeral pyre |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |