Where does “Krvatska” come from?

Krvatska (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȓv, from Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Krvatska (Serbo-Croatian): Nickname for Croatia during Croatian War of...

Definitions

  1. Nickname for Croatia during Croatian War of...

Ancestry of “Krvatska”, step by step

Krvatska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kȓv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȓvblood
2Slavic*kry—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Serbo-Croatian Hrvatska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianHrvatskaCroatia
2Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
3Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs →
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