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Where does “кра́љешак” come from?

кра́љешак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian краљ, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “кра́љешак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкраљking
2Proto-Slavickorľьking
3Old High Germankarlman
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “кра́љешак”

  • краљешнични
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