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Where does “красан” come from?

красан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

Ancestry of “красан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
2Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout

Words derived from “красан”

  • красуљица
  • красник
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