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Where does “шиндра” come from?

шиндра (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schindel, from Middle High German schindel, from Old High German scintula, from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

шиндра (Serbo-Croatian): shingle, batten

Definitions

  1. shingle, batten

Ancestry of “шиндра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschindel—
2Middle High Germanschindel—
3Old High Germanscintula—
4Proto-Germanic*skindulā—
5Latinscindula—
6Latinscandularoof-shingle
7Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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