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Where does “сигуран” come from?

сигуран (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian sigur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

сигуран (Serbo-Croatian): sure; safe; reliable

Definitions

  1. sure; safe; reliable

Ancestry of “сигуран”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiansigur—
2Latinsēcūrus—
3Latinsē-—
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →