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Where does “šanac” come from?

šanac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schanze — entrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump.

šanac (Serbo-Croatian): ditch, rampart

Definitions

  1. ditch, rampart

Ancestry of “šanac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchanzeentrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump
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