Where does “brìtola” come from?

brìtola (Istriot) comes from Serbo-Croatian britva, from Proto-Slavic britva, from Proto-Slavic brìti — to shave.

brìtola (Istriot): pocket knife

Definitions

  1. pocket knife

Ancestry of “brìtola”, step by step

brìtola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian britva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbritvarazor
2Proto-Slavicbritvarazor
3Proto-Slavicbrìtito shave

via Norwegian Bokmål brette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbretteto fold, wrap; to roll
2Old Norsebretta—
Every word from Proto-Slavic brìti →Every word from Proto-Slavic britva →Every word from Serbo-Croatian britva →