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Where does “кре́тати” come from?

кре́тати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic krętati — to languish, to perturb.

Ancestry of “кре́тати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrętatito languish, to perturb

Words derived from “кре́тати”

  • кречити
  • некретнина
  • скретати
Every word from Proto-Slavic krętati →