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Where does “жбир” come from?

жбир (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian sbirro.

жбир (Serbo-Croatian): informer; spy; cop, policeman

Definitions

  1. informer; spy; cop, policeman

Ancestry of “жбир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiansbirro—
Every word from Venetian sbirro →