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Where does “šaraf” come from?

šaraf (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian sróf, from German Schraube, from Middle High German schrūbe.

šaraf (Serbo-Croatian): screw; gun worm

Definitions

  1. screw; gun worm

Ancestry of “šaraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansróf—
2GermanSchraubescrew
3Middle High Germanschrūbe—
Every word from Middle High German schrūbe →