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Where does “крилатица” come from?

крилатица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кри́ло, from Proto-Slavic kridlo, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

крилатица (Serbo-Croatian): slogan, catchphrase, catchword

Definitions

  1. slogan, catchphrase, catchword

Ancestry of “крилатица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкри́ло—
2Proto-Slavickridlowing
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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