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Where does “профинити” come from?

профинити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian фин, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “профинити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianфинfine; thin; delicate
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn—
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “профинити”

  • профињен
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →