Where does “traheja” come from?
traheja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Medieval Latin trachea, from Latin trachia, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, from Ancient Greek τραχύς, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.
traheja (Serbo-Croatian): trachea
Ancestry of “traheja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | trachea | — |
| 2 | Latin | trachia | The windpipe, trachea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τραχεῖα | windpipe |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραχύς | jagged; prickly; rugged |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrākʰús | — |