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Where does “мирис” come from?

мирис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek μύρον, from Ancient Greek μύρω — to flow, trickle.

мирис (Serbo-Croatian): smell, odor

Definitions

  1. smell, odor

Ancestry of “мирис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύρονany sweet juice distilled from plants and used...
2Ancient Greekμύρωto flow, trickle
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