Where does “krawat” come from?
krawat (Polish) comes from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.
krawat (Polish): necktie, tie
Ancestry of “krawat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Cravate | Croat |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Hr̀vāt | a Croat; Croat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xorvatъ | Croat |