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Where does “tràuma” come from?

tràuma (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

Ancestry of “tràuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
2Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt

Words derived from “tràuma”

  • traumatičan
  • traumatizirati
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