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Where does “hříva” come from?

hříva (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic griva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grī́ˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷriHwéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

hříva (Czech): mane

Definitions

  1. mane

Ancestry of “hříva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrivamane
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgrī́ˀwāˀneck
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷriHwéh₂mane, nape; neck, throat; estuary, mouth of an...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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