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Where does “сумпор” come from?

сумпор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

сумпор (Serbo-Croatian): sulfur; great! super! cool!

Definitions

  1. sulfur; great! super! cool!

Ancestry of “сумпор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
2LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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