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Where does “прсни” come from?

прсни (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пр̏са, from Proto-Slavic pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

прсни (Serbo-Croatian): pectoral; idiomatic and figurative meanings

Definitions

  1. pectoral; idiomatic and figurative meanings

Ancestry of “прсни”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпр̏са—
2Proto-Slavicpьrsьchest, breast
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀśis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →