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Where does “Krawaat” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Krawaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrawattenecktie
2FrenchCravateCroat
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat

Words derived from “Krawaat”

  • cravat
  • cravatted
  • cravating
  • cravattaio
  • cravattone
  • cravatta
  • portacravatte
  • cravatte
  • cravattificio
  • cravate
  • Cravate
  • cravater
  • Krawatte
  • gravata
  • kravattisonni
  • kravatti
  • kravattipakko
  • Krawaat
  • krawat
  • γραβάτα
  • kravata
  • cà vạt
  • kravat
  • کراوات
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