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Where does “havran” come from?

havran (Czech) comes from Old Czech havran, from Proto-Slavic gavornъ, from Proto-Slavic vornъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic warnás — raven.

havran (Czech): rook

Definitions

  1. rook

Ancestry of “havran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhavran—
2Proto-Slavicgavornъ—
3Proto-Slavicvornъraven
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwarnásraven
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic warnás →