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Where does “крвник” come from?

крвник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *krъvьnikъ.

крвник (Serbo-Croatian): executioner, hangman; murderer, tormentor

Definitions

  1. executioner, hangman; murderer, tormentor

Ancestry of “крвник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*krъvьnikъ—
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