Where does “cravate” come from?

cravate (French) comes from French cravater, from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

cravate (French): necktie; headlock; Situation in which a canoe is...

Definitions

  1. necktie; headlock; Situation in which a canoe is...

Ancestry of “cravate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcravaterto put on a tie; to decorate someone with a chain...
2FrenchCravateCroat
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt →Every word from French Cravate →