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

Definitions

  1. tephra

Ancestry of “tefra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtephraThe solid material thrown into the air by a...
2Ancient Greekτέφραashes, as of the funeral pyre
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέφρα →Every word from English tephra →
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