Where does “škrinja” come from?

škrinja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *skrini, from Old High German skrīni, from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

škrinja (Serbo-Croatian): chest, box; freezer, cooler, icebox

Definitions

  1. chest, box; freezer, cooler, icebox

Ancestry of “škrinja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*skrinichest
2Old High Germanskrīni—
3Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “škrinja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin scrinium →Every word from Old High German skrīni →
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