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Where does “лани” come from?

лани (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic olni, from Hungarian öl, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil.

Ancestry of “лани”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolnidoe
2Hungarianölto kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,...
3Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
4Proto-Turkic*sögil—

Words derived from “лани”

  • лањски
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