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Where does “прекрасан” come from?

прекрасан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кра̑сан, from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

прекрасан (Serbo-Croatian): very beautiful

Definitions

  1. very beautiful

Ancestry of “прекрасан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкра̑сан—
2Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
3Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout
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