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Etymology of vraka

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Germanic *brōksder.? Transalpine Gaulish *bracader.? Latin bracabor. Medieval Greek βράκα (bráka) Greek βράκα (vráka)translit. English vraka Transliteration of Greek βράκα

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noun

(A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Germanic *brōksder.? Transalpine Gaulish *bracader.? Latin bracabor. Medieval Greek βράκα (bráka) Greek βράκα (vráka)translit. English vraka Transliteration of Greek βράκα (vráka), from Medieval Greek βράκα (bráka), a singular feminine noun from the Hellenistic plural of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes), from Latin brācae (singular brāca). Doublet of breech.

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