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Where does “žig” come from?

žig (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žigъ — brand, burn mark; residual heat, incandescence.

žig (Serbo-Croatian): stamp, brand

Definitions

  1. stamp, brand

Ancestry of “žig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžigъbrand, burn mark; residual heat, incandescence
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