Where does “gangrini” come from?

gangrini (Swahili) comes from English gangrene, from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, from Ancient Greek γράω, from Proto-Indo-European *gres-.

gangrini (Swahili): gangrene

Definitions

  1. gangrene

Ancestry of “gangrini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgangreneThe necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused...
2Frenchgangrènegangrene; first-person singular present...
3Latingangraenagangrene
4Ancient Greekγάγγραιναgangrene
5Ancient Greekγράωto gnaw, eat
6Proto-Indo-European*gres-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gres-Every word from Ancient Greek γράωEvery word from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα