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Where does “хранити” come from?

хранити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xorniti, from Proto-Slavic xorna — food; fodder.

хранити (Serbo-Croatian): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “хранити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxornitito feed? to protect? to hide?
2Proto-Slavicxornafood; fodder

Words derived from “хранити”

  • сахранити
  • нахранити
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