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Where does “ру̑б” come from?

ру̑б (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫbъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫbati — to cut, chop.

Ancestry of “ру̑б”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫbъ
2Proto-Slavicrǫbatito cut, chop

Words derived from “ру̑б”

  • рубњак
  • рубник
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