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Where does “фратар” come from?

фратар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian frate, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

фратар (Serbo-Croatian): friar; the two-banded sea bream

Definitions

  1. friar; the two-banded sea bream

Ancestry of “фратар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfratemonk, friar; brother
2Latinfrāter—
3Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →