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Where does “крајишки” come from?

крајишки (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кра̏јина, from Proto-Slavic krajina, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

крајишки (Serbo-Croatian): border or frontier area, especially Krajina; as a...

Definitions

  1. border or frontier area, especially Krajina; as a...

Ancestry of “крајишки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкра̏јина—
2Proto-Slavickrajinafrontier area, boundary area; region, area,...
3Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
4Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
5Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate
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