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Where does “срати” come from?

срати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sьrati, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

срати (Serbo-Croatian): to shit, to defecate; to talk nonsense

Definitions

  1. to shit, to defecate; to talk nonsense

Ancestry of “срати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьratito shit, defecate
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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