Where does “Krawatt” come from?

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

Krawatt (Luxembourgish): necktie

Definitions

  1. necktie

Ancestry of “Krawatt”, step by step

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