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Where does “грицнути” come from?

грицнути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гри̏сти, from Proto-Slavic gryzti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei.

грицнути (Serbo-Croatian): to nibble once, take a nibble at

Definitions

  1. to nibble once, take a nibble at

Ancestry of “грицнути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгри̏сти—
2Proto-Slavicgryztito gnaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgrūˀźtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei →