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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

Definitions

  1. trachea

Ancestry of “traheja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrachea—
2LatintrachiaThe windpipe, trachea
3Ancient Greekτραχεῖαwindpipe
4Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
5Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús—
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