Where does “скрнавити” come from?

скрнавити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian скрнав, from Proto-Slavic skvьrna — stain.

скрнавити (Serbo-Croatian): to desecrate

Definitions

  1. to desecrate

Ancestry of “скрнавити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianскрнавdirty, disgusting
2Proto-Slavicskvьrnastain
Every word from Proto-Slavic skvьrnaEvery word from Serbo-Croatian скрнав