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Where does “Перл Харбор” come from?

Перл Харбор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Pearl Harbor, from Hawaiian Wai Momi.

Перл Харбор (Serbo-Croatian): Pearl Harbor

Definitions

  1. Pearl Harbor

Ancestry of “Перл Харбор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPearl HarborA sneak attack, often using underhanded measures;...
2HawaiianWai Momi—
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