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Where does “пунокрвност” come from?

пунокрвност (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пу̏нокр̄ван, from Serbo-Croatian кр̑в, from Proto-Slavic kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

пунокрвност (Serbo-Croatian): being thoroughbred, thoroughbred quality

Definitions

  1. being thoroughbred, thoroughbred quality

Ancestry of “пунокрвност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу̏нокр̄ван—
2Serbo-Croatianкр̑в—
3Proto-Slavickryblood
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
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