Where does “kravata” come from?

kravata (Czech) comes from German Krawatte, from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

kravata (Czech): tie, necktie; chokehold, headlock

Definitions

  1. tie, necktie; chokehold, headlock

Ancestry of “kravata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrawattenecktie
2FrenchCravateCroat
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt →Every word from French Cravate →