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Where does “brȏd” come from?

brȏd (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic brodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brádas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrodʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.

brȏd (Serbo-Croatian): ship

Definitions

  1. ship

Ancestry of “brȏd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbrodъford
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrádasford
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrodʰ-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰredʰ-to wade

Words derived from “brȏd”

  • brodogradilište
  • brodarnica
  • parobrod
  • brodolom
  • brodar
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