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Where does “кресати” come from?

кресати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic krěsati, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

кресати (Serbo-Croatian): to prune, trim, cut, clip; to have sex; to...

Definitions

  1. to prune, trim, cut, clip; to have sex; to...

Ancestry of “кресати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrěsati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave

Words derived from “кресати”

  • крезуб
  • самокрес
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