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Where does “кротак” come from?

кротак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic krotъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

кротак (Serbo-Croatian): tame; meek, gentle

Definitions

  1. tame; meek, gentle

Ancestry of “кротак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrotъkъtame, gentle, quiet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—
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